Modern English → Old English
Old English word for oak
5 headwords match “oak”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; ac ranks first.
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oak — oak (wood or tree)
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular āc genitive singular ǣċ, āce, āces dative singular ǣċ, āce accusative singular āc, āce nominative plural ǣċ, āca, āce, ācas genitive plural āca -
oak — oak
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ǣċen strong nominative singular feminine ǣċenu, ǣcnu, ǣċeno, ǣcno strong nominative singular neuter ǣċen strong accusative singular masculine ǣċenne strong accusative singular feminine ǣċene, ǣcne strong accusative singular neuter ǣċen -
oak — oak twig
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular āctān genitive singular āctānes dative singular āctāne accusative singular āctān nominative plural āctānas genitive plural āctāna -
oak — oak stump
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ācstybb genitive singular ācstybbes dative singular ācstybbe accusative singular ācstybb nominative plural ācstybbas genitive plural ācstybba -
oak — oak tree
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ācbēam genitive singular ācbēames dative singular ācbēame accusative singular ācbēam nominative plural ācbēamas genitive plural ācbēama
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “oak” 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 “oak”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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