Modern English → Old English
Old English word for leader
10 headwords match “leader”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; lædere ranks first.
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leader — one who leads; a leader; guide
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular lǣdere genitive singular lǣderes dative singular lǣdere accusative singular lǣdere nominative plural lǣderas genitive plural lǣdera -
leader — leader
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular lādtēow genitive singular lādtēowes dative singular lādtēowe accusative singular lādtēow nominative plural lādtēowas genitive plural lādtēowa -
leader — leader, chief
- opens the headword's definition
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leader — man, chief, leader
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular lēod genitive singular lēodes dative singular lēode accusative singular lēod nominative plural lēodas genitive plural lēoda -
leader — a leader; guide
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular lādmann genitive singular lādmannes dative singular lādmenn accusative singular lādmann nominative plural lādmenn genitive plural lādmanna -
leader — a gallant leader
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular strenġel genitive singular strengles dative singular strengle accusative singular strenġel nominative plural strenglas genitive plural strengla -
leader — captain; leader, head
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hēafodmann genitive singular hēafodmannes dative singular hēafodmenn accusative singular hēafodmann nominative plural hēafodmenn genitive plural hēafodmanna -
leader — leader of a thousand men, chiliarch
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular þūsendealdormann genitive singular þūsendealdormannes dative singular þūsendealdormenn accusative singular þūsendealdormann nominative plural þūsendealdormenn genitive plural þūsendealdormanna -
leader — leader (only found in compounds)
- opens the headword's definition
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leader — director; ruler, leader, governor
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular stēorend genitive singular stēorendes dative singular stēorende accusative singular stēorend nominative plural stēorend, stēorende, stēorendas genitive plural stēorendra
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “leader” 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 “leader”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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