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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for icicle

5 headwords match “icicle”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; isgicel ranks first.

  1. 1

    isgicel

    score 21

    noun, masculine

    icicle — icicle

    • opens the headword's definition
    • listed as an English descendant
  2. 2

    gicel

    score 15

    noun, masculine · strong a-stem · 6 inflected forms

    icicle — icicle

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular ġiċel
    genitive singular ġiċeles
    dative singular ġiċele
    accusative singular ġiċel
    nominative plural ġiċelas
    genitive plural ġiċela
  3. 3

    gicele

    score 15

    noun, feminine · weak n-stem · 4 inflected forms

    icicle — icicle

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular ġiċele
    genitive singular ġiċelan
    dative singular ġiċelan
    accusative singular ġiċelan
    nominative plural ġiċelan
    genitive plural ġiċelena
  4. 4

    hrimgicel

    score 15

    noun, masculine · strong a-stem · 6 inflected forms

    icicle — icicle

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular hrīmġiċel
    genitive singular hrīmġiċeles
    dative singular hrīmġiċele
    accusative singular hrīmġiċel
    nominative plural hrīmġiċelas
    genitive plural hrīmġiċela
  5. 5

    cielegicel

    score 15

    noun, masculine · strong a-stem · 6 inflected forms

    icicle — icicle

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular ċieleġiċel
    genitive singular ċieleġiċeles
    dative singular ċieleġiċele
    accusative singular ċieleġiċel
    nominative plural ċieleġiċelas
    genitive plural ċieleġiċela

How this ranking works

Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “icicle” 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.

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