Modern English → Old English
Old English word for iron
8 headwords match “iron”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 8 strongest follow; isern ranks first.
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iron — consisting or made of iron
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine īsern strong nominative singular feminine īsern strong nominative singular neuter īsern strong accusative singular masculine īserne strong accusative singular feminine īserne strong accusative singular neuter īsern -
iron — iron helmet
- opens the headword's definition
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iron — ordeal by iron
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular īsenordāl genitive singular īsenordāles dative singular īsenordāle accusative singular īsenordāl nominative plural īsenordāl genitive plural īsenordāla -
iron — iron gray, the color of iron
- opens the headword's definition
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iron — sickle; an iron tool used to reap grain
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular rīpīsern genitive singular rīpīsernes dative singular rīpīserne accusative singular rīpīsern nominative plural rīpīsern genitive plural rīpīserna -
iron — branding iron
- appears in the definition
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iron — ambiguous mechanical part
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iron — an joining-iron, clamp
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ċimbīren genitive singular ċimbīrenes dative singular ċimbīrene accusative singular ċimbīren nominative plural ċimbīrenas genitive plural ċimbīrena
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “iron” 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 “iron”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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