Modern English → Old English
Old English word for master
9 headwords match “master”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 9 strongest follow; mægester ranks first.
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master — master
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
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master — lord, master
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hearra genitive singular hearran dative singular hearran accusative singular hearran nominative plural hearran genitive plural hearrena -
master — controller, master
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular wealdend genitive singular wealdendes dative singular wealdende accusative singular wealdend nominative plural wealdend, wealdende, wealdendas genitive plural wealdendra -
master — master of the house
- opens the headword's definition
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master — lord, master of servants or slaves
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hlāford genitive singular hlāfordes dative singular hlāforde accusative singular hlāford nominative plural hlāfordas genitive plural hlāforda -
master — after the manner of a teacher or master
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine lārēowlīċ strong nominative singular feminine lārēowlīċ, lārēowlīċu, lārēowlīċo strong nominative singular neuter lārēowlīċ strong accusative singular masculine lārēowlīcne strong accusative singular feminine lārēowlīċe strong accusative singular neuter lārēowlīċ -
master — elder, parent, head of a family; senior man
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ealdor genitive singular ealdres dative singular ealdre accusative singular ealdor nominative plural ealdras genitive plural ealdra -
master — A leader, ruler, or prince:
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ealdormann genitive singular ealdormannes dative singular ealdormenn accusative singular ealdormann nominative plural ealdormenn genitive plural ealdormanna -
master — to sit near; sit about, surround, beset
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative besitte first-person singular past indicative besæt second-person singular present indicative besitst second-person singular past indicative besǣte third-person singular present indicative besitt, besit third-person singular past indicative besæt
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “master” 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 “master”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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