Modern English → Old English
Old English word for honey
7 headwords match “honey”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 7 strongest follow; hunig ranks first.
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honey — honey
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular huniġ genitive singular huniġes dative singular huniġe accusative singular huniġ -
honey — sweet as honey
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine huniġswēte strong nominative singular feminine huniġswētu, huniġswēto strong nominative singular neuter huniġswēte strong accusative singular masculine huniġswētne strong accusative singular feminine huniġswēte strong accusative singular neuter huniġswēte -
honey — the pollen of flowers collected by bees and mixed with honey for the food of the larvae; b
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular bēobrēad genitive singular bēobrēades dative singular bēobrēade accusative singular bēobrēad nominative plural bēobrēadru genitive plural bēobrēadra -
honey — the taste or flavour of honey
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular huniġsmæc, huniġsmæċ genitive singular huniġsmæcces, huniġsmæċċes dative singular huniġsmæcce, huniġsmæċċe accusative singular huniġsmæc, huniġsmæċ nominative plural huniġsmæccas, huniġsmæċċas genitive plural huniġsmæcca, huniġsmæċċa -
honey — privet
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular huniġsūce genitive singular huniġsūcan dative singular huniġsūcan accusative singular huniġsūcan nominative plural huniġsūcan genitive plural huniġsūcena -
honey — wild honey
- appears in the definition
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honey — honied, honey-bearing
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine huniġbǣre strong nominative singular feminine huniġbǣru, huniġbǣro strong nominative singular neuter huniġbǣre strong accusative singular masculine huniġbǣrne strong accusative singular feminine huniġbǣre strong accusative singular neuter huniġbǣre
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “honey” 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 “honey”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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