Modern English → Old English
Old English word for honest
5 headwords match “honest”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 5 strongest follow; arlic ranks first.
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honest — honest, honorable
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ārlīċ strong nominative singular feminine ārlīċ, ārlīċu, ārlīċo strong nominative singular neuter ārlīċ strong accusative singular masculine ārlīcne strong accusative singular feminine ārlīċe strong accusative singular neuter ārlīċ -
honest — pure, sincere, honest
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine bilehwīt strong nominative singular feminine bilehwīt strong nominative singular neuter bilehwīt strong accusative singular masculine bilehwītne strong accusative singular feminine bilehwīte strong accusative singular neuter bilehwīt -
honest — of good behaviour or manners, honest, modest, virtuous, sober
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine sideful strong nominative singular feminine sideful strong nominative singular neuter sideful strong accusative singular masculine sidefulne strong accusative singular feminine sidefulle strong accusative singular neuter sideful -
honest — not double, honest, sincere, pure, simple; onefold
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine untwifeald strong nominative singular feminine untwifeald strong nominative singular neuter untwifeald strong accusative singular masculine untwifealdne strong accusative singular feminine untwifealde strong accusative singular neuter untwifeald -
honest — true, soothfast
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine sōþfæst strong nominative singular feminine sōþfæst strong nominative singular neuter sōþfæst strong accusative singular masculine sōþfæstne strong accusative singular feminine sōþfæste strong accusative singular neuter sōþfæst
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “honest” 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?
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