Modern English → Old English
Old English word for overwhelm
9 headwords match “overwhelm”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 9 strongest follow; oferwrecan ranks first.
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overwhelm — to overwhelm
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative oferwrece first-person singular past indicative oferwræc second-person singular present indicative oferwricst second-person singular past indicative oferwrǣce third-person singular present indicative oferwricþ third-person singular past indicative oferwræc -
overwhelm — to fold, infold, fold up, entwine, overwhelm, involve, enwrap; wrap up, bewrap
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative befealde first-person singular past indicative befēold second-person singular present indicative befielst, befieltst second-person singular past indicative befēolde third-person singular present indicative befielt third-person singular past indicative befēold -
overwhelm — to overwhelm with fear
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative begrēose first-person singular past indicative begrēas second-person singular present indicative begrīest second-person singular past indicative begrure third-person singular present indicative begrīest third-person singular past indicative begrēas -
overwhelm — to cover
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative betelde first-person singular past indicative beteald second-person singular present indicative betilst, betiltst second-person singular past indicative betulde third-person singular present indicative betilt third-person singular past indicative beteald -
overwhelm — to oppress, suppress
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative forþryċċe first-person singular past indicative forþryhte, forþrycte, forþryċċede second-person singular present indicative forþryċest second-person singular past indicative forþryhtest, forþryctest, forþryċċedest third-person singular present indicative forþryċeþ third-person singular past indicative forþryhte, forþrycte, forþryċċede -
overwhelm — to resound, sound, roar
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative swōge second-person singular present indicative swēġst third-person singular present indicative swēġþ plural present indicative swōgaþ singular present subjunctive swōge plural present subjunctive swōgen -
overwhelm — to destroy, bring down
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative āhrīere first-person singular past indicative āhrīerde second-person singular present indicative āhrīerest, āhrīerst second-person singular past indicative āhrīerdest third-person singular present indicative āhrīereþ, āhrīerþ third-person singular past indicative āhrīerde -
overwhelm — to roll away, turn away
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative āhwielfe first-person singular past indicative āhwielfde second-person singular present indicative āhwielfest, āhwielfst second-person singular past indicative āhwielfdest third-person singular present indicative āhwielfeþ, āhwielfþ third-person singular past indicative āhwielfde -
overwhelm — to grasp or seize
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative forgrīpe first-person singular past indicative forgrāp second-person singular present indicative forgrīpst second-person singular past indicative forgripe third-person singular present indicative forgrīpþ third-person singular past indicative forgrāp
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “overwhelm” 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?
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