Modern English → Old English
Old English word for harbour
5 headwords match “harbour”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 5 strongest follow; herebeorg ranks first.
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harbour — shelter, refuge
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular herebeorg genitive singular herebeorge dative singular herebeorge accusative singular herebeorge nominative plural herebeorga, herebeorge genitive plural herebeorga -
harbour — a harbour or landing-place, a hithe
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hȳþ genitive singular hȳþe dative singular hȳþe accusative singular hȳþe nominative plural hȳþa, hȳþe genitive plural hȳþa -
harbour — (sheltered) inlet; harbour, port
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hæfen genitive singular hæfene dative singular hæfene accusative singular hæfene nominative plural hæfena, hæfene genitive plural hæfena -
harbour — to shelter
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative herebeorgiġe first-person singular past indicative herebeorgode second-person singular present indicative herebeorgast second-person singular past indicative herebeorgodest third-person singular present indicative herebeorgaþ third-person singular past indicative herebeorgode -
harbour — to entertain, receive (as a guest); to feast
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative feormiġe first-person singular past indicative feormode second-person singular present indicative feormast second-person singular past indicative feormodest third-person singular present indicative feormaþ third-person singular past indicative feormode
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “harbour” gets the points below; the candidates are then sorted by total. The score is shown on each entry above so the order can be checked rather than trusted.
| The English word opens the headword's definition | +10 |
| It appears later in the first definition | +6 |
| It appears in any definition | +3 |
| It is in the headword's links | +2 |
| It is listed as an English descendant (etymological evidence) | +9 |
| The headword has an inflection table | +3 |
| Part of speech is a proper noun | −5 |
| Part of speech is a verb (-ian derivations are noisy) | −3 |
| The headword is an alternative form | −6 |
| The first definition is longer than three words | −2 |
A candidate has to be a real headword with its own entry: inflected forms and grammatical terminology (genitive, nominative, preterite, …) never appear here.
Not one of these?
The match may be a different sense of “harbour”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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