Modern English → Old English
Old English word for original
8 headwords match “original”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 8 strongest follow; orþanc ranks first.
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original — original thought, creativity
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine orþanc strong nominative singular feminine orþanc strong nominative singular neuter orþanc strong accusative singular masculine orþancne strong accusative singular feminine orþance strong accusative singular neuter orþanc -
original — original
- opens the headword's definition
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original — original kind; lineage; descent; origin; genealogy
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular frumcynn genitive singular frumcynnes dative singular frumcynne accusative singular frumcynn nominative plural frumcynn genitive plural frumcynna -
original — original sin
- opens the headword's definition
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original — old
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine eald strong nominative singular feminine eald strong nominative singular neuter eald strong accusative singular masculine ealdne strong accusative singular feminine ealde strong accusative singular neuter eald -
original — counterpart of a document, especially one where the original has been destroyed, backup co
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġeclofa genitive singular ġeclofan dative singular ġeclofan accusative singular ġeclofan nominative plural ġeclofan genitive plural ġeclofena -
original — A modified version of C sometimes used in modern texts, representing an original /k/ that
- appears in the definition
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original — creation (abstract concept or created thing)
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “original” 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 “original”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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