Modern English → Old English
Old English word for lightly
5 headwords match “lightly”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; leohtlice ranks first.
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lightly — lightly, slightly, gently, easily, quickly, without trouble, effort, or force
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
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lightly — quickly, briefly, lightly
- appears in the definition
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lightly — rare; not thoroughly cooked; (of eggs) lightly boiled
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine hrēr strong nominative singular feminine hrēr strong nominative singular neuter hrēr strong accusative singular masculine hrērne strong accusative singular feminine hrēre strong accusative singular neuter hrēr -
lightly — to pass lightly over, stroke, smooth, rub
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative strīce first-person singular past indicative strāc second-person singular present indicative strīcst second-person singular past indicative strice third-person singular present indicative strīcþ third-person singular past indicative strāc -
lightly — to touch lightly, pat, tap
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ticciġe first-person singular past indicative ticcode second-person singular present indicative ticcast second-person singular past indicative ticcodest third-person singular present indicative ticcaþ third-person singular past indicative ticcode
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “lightly” 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 “lightly”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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