Modern English → Old English
Old English word for mean
5 headwords match “mean”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; mæne ranks first.
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mean — common
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine mǣne strong nominative singular feminine mǣnu, mǣno strong nominative singular neuter mǣne strong accusative singular masculine mǣnne strong accusative singular feminine mǣne strong accusative singular neuter mǣne -
mean — to mean
- 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 mǣne first-person singular past indicative mǣnde second-person singular present indicative mǣnest, mǣnst second-person singular past indicative mǣndest third-person singular present indicative mǣneþ, mǣnþ third-person singular past indicative mǣnde -
mean — common, mutual
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ġemǣne strong nominative singular feminine ġemǣnu, ġemǣno strong nominative singular neuter ġemǣne strong accusative singular masculine ġemǣnne strong accusative singular feminine ġemǣne strong accusative singular neuter ġemǣne -
mean — low, mean, abject, humble
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine hēan strong nominative singular feminine hēan strong nominative singular neuter hēan strong accusative singular masculine hēanne strong accusative singular feminine hēane strong accusative singular neuter hēan -
mean — moderate, mean (between two extremes)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine mǣte strong nominative singular feminine mǣtu, mǣto strong nominative singular neuter mǣte strong accusative singular masculine mǣtne strong accusative singular feminine mǣte strong accusative singular neuter mǣte
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “mean” 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?
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