Modern English → Old English
Old English word for ness
5 headwords match “ness”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; næs ranks first.
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ness — a ness, promontory
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular næs genitive singular næsses dative singular næsse accusative singular næs nominative plural næssas genitive plural næssa -
ness — a ness or promontory extending into the sea; a cape
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sǣnæs genitive singular sǣnæsses dative singular sǣnæsse accusative singular sǣnæs nominative plural sǣnæssas genitive plural sǣnæssa -
ness — nose
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular nosu, nose genitive singular nosa, nose, nosan dative singular nosa, nose, nosan accusative singular nosu, nose, nosan nominative plural nosa, nose, nosan genitive plural nosa, nosena -
ness — ending used to form abstract nouns from adjectives (compare Modern English -ness), normall
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular -u genitive singular -u, -e dative singular -u, -e accusative singular -u, -e nominative plural -u, -e genitive plural -a -
ness — Used to form abstract nouns, usually from adjectives but also from verbs and other nouns,
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular -nes genitive singular -nesse dative singular -nesse accusative singular -nesse nominative plural -nessa, -nesse genitive plural -nessa
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “ness” 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 “ness”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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