Modern English → Old English
Old English word for persecution
5 headwords match “persecution”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 5 strongest follow; ehtnes ranks first.
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persecution — persecution
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ēhtnes genitive singular ēhtnesse dative singular ēhtnesse accusative singular ēhtnesse nominative plural ēhtnessa, ēhtnesse genitive plural ēhtnessa -
persecution — persecution
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hetting genitive singular hettinge dative singular hettinge accusative singular hettinge nominative plural hettinga, hettinge genitive plural hettinga -
persecution — chase or pursuit
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ōht genitive singular ōhte dative singular ōhte accusative singular ōhte nominative plural ōhta, ōhte genitive plural ōhta -
persecution — revenge
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular wracu genitive singular wrace dative singular wrace accusative singular wrace nominative plural wraca, wrace genitive plural wraca -
persecution — exile (state of being exiled)
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular wræc genitive singular wræces dative singular wræce accusative singular wræc nominative plural wracu genitive plural wraca
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “persecution” 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 “persecution”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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