Modern English → Old English
Old English word for north
5 headwords match “north”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; norþ ranks first.
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north — north
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine norþ strong nominative singular feminine norþ strong nominative singular neuter norþ strong accusative singular masculine norþne strong accusative singular feminine norþe strong accusative singular neuter norþ -
north — northward, north
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine norþeweard strong nominative singular feminine norþeweard strong nominative singular neuter norþeweard strong accusative singular masculine norþeweardne strong accusative singular feminine norþewearde strong accusative singular neuter norþeweard -
north — the north, a northern part
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular norþdǣl genitive singular norþdǣles dative singular norþdǣle accusative singular norþdǣl nominative plural norþdǣlas genitive plural norþdǣla -
north — the north side, north (of a place)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular norþhealf genitive singular norþhealfe dative singular norþhealfe accusative singular norþhealfe -
north — from the north
- appears in the definition
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “north” 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 “north”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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