Modern English → Old English
Old English word for monk
8 headwords match “monk”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 8 strongest follow; munuc ranks first.
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monk — monk
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular munuc genitive singular munuces dative singular munuce accusative singular munuc nominative plural munucas genitive plural munuca -
monk — monk; resident of a monastery
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular mynstermann genitive singular mynstermannes dative singular mynstermenn accusative singular mynstermann nominative plural mynstermenn genitive plural mynstermanna -
monk — a female monk; a nun
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular myneċenu genitive singular myneċene dative singular myneċene accusative singular myneċene nominative plural myneċena, myneċene genitive plural myneċena -
monk — child training to be a monk
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular munucċild genitive singular munucċildes dative singular munucċilde accusative singular munucċild nominative plural munucċildru, munucċild genitive plural munucċildra, munucċilda -
monk — a monk living in a monastery
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular mynstermunuc genitive singular mynstermunuces dative singular mynstermunuce accusative singular mynstermunuc nominative plural mynstermunucas genitive plural mynstermunuca -
monk — cowl, hood (of a monk)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular cugele genitive singular cugelan dative singular cugelan accusative singular cugelan nominative plural cugelan genitive plural cugelena -
monk — headteacher
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hēahlārēow genitive singular hēahlārēowes dative singular hēahlārēowe accusative singular hēahlārēow nominative plural hēahlārēowas genitive plural hēahlārēowa -
monk — one in charge of ten monks
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular decan genitive singular decanes dative singular decane accusative singular decan nominative plural decanas genitive plural decana
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “monk” 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 “monk”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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