Modern English → Old English
Old English word for moment
8 headwords match “moment”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 8 strongest follow; handhwil ranks first.
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moment — a moment
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular handhwīl genitive singular handhwīle dative singular handhwīle accusative singular handhwīle nominative plural handhwīla, handhwīle genitive plural handhwīla -
moment — a moment
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular bearhtmhwil genitive singular bearhtmhwile dative singular bearhtmhwile accusative singular bearhtmhwile nominative plural bearhtmhwila, bearhtmhwile genitive plural bearhtmhwila -
moment — time in general
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular tīd genitive singular tīde dative singular tīde accusative singular tīd, tīde nominative plural tīde, tīda genitive plural tīda -
moment — glance
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular beorhthwīl genitive singular beorhthwīle dative singular beorhthwīle accusative singular beorhthwīle nominative plural beorhthwīla, beorhthwīle genitive plural beorhthwīla -
moment — the fated moment, the destined time (of death)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġesċeaphwīl genitive singular ġesċeaphwīle dative singular ġesċeaphwīle accusative singular ġesċeaphwīle nominative plural ġesċeaphwīla, ġesċeaphwīle genitive plural ġesċeaphwīla -
moment — the time it takes to shut then open one's eyes; the blink or twinkling of an eye; (by exte
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moment — a moment, the blink of an eye
- appears in the definition
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moment — the twinkling of an eye, wink
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “moment” 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 “moment”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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