Modern English → Old English
Old English word for lean
5 headwords match “lean”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; hlæne ranks first.
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lean — lean; meager
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine hlǣne strong nominative singular feminine hlǣnu, hlǣno strong nominative singular neuter hlǣne strong accusative singular masculine hlǣnne strong accusative singular feminine hlǣne strong accusative singular neuter hlǣne -
lean — to lean, bend, lie down, recline, rest
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative hliniġe first-person singular past indicative hlinode second-person singular present indicative hlinast second-person singular past indicative hlinodest third-person singular present indicative hlinaþ third-person singular past indicative hlinode -
lean — lanky or lean
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine hlanc strong nominative singular feminine hlanc strong nominative singular neuter hlanc strong accusative singular masculine hlancne strong accusative singular feminine hlance strong accusative singular neuter hlanc -
lean — skinny; meager, lean
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine mæġer strong nominative singular feminine mæġer strong nominative singular neuter mæġer strong accusative singular masculine mæġerne strong accusative singular feminine mæġere strong accusative singular neuter mæġer -
lean — to grow lean
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative āhlǣnsiġe first-person singular past indicative āhlǣnsode second-person singular present indicative āhlǣnsast second-person singular past indicative āhlǣnsodest third-person singular present indicative āhlǣnsaþ third-person singular past indicative āhlǣnsode
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “lean” 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 “lean”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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