Modern English → Old English
Old English word for live
5 headwords match “live”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; libban ranks first.
-
live — to live
- 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 libbe first-person singular past indicative lifde second-person singular present indicative leofast second-person singular past indicative lifdest third-person singular present indicative leofaþ third-person singular past indicative lifde -
live — alive; live, living
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine cwic strong nominative singular feminine cwicu, cwico strong nominative singular neuter cwic strong accusative singular masculine cwicne strong accusative singular feminine cwice strong accusative singular neuter cwic -
live — burning or live coal, gleed, ember, fire, flame, spark
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular glēd genitive singular glēde dative singular glēde accusative singular glēd, glēde nominative plural glēde, glēda genitive plural glēda -
live — residence, home, dwelling; place to stay or live
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular wunung genitive singular wununge dative singular wununge accusative singular wununge nominative plural wununga, wununge genitive plural wununga -
live — alive
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “live” 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 “live”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
Candidates derived from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0). Each entry links to its source page. · CC BY-SA 4.0 and attribution · CC BY-SA 4.0