Modern English → Old English
Old English word for pig
7 headwords match “pig”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 7 strongest follow; picga ranks first.
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pig — a young pig; piglet
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular picga genitive singular picgan dative singular picgan accusative singular picgan nominative plural picgan genitive plural picgena -
pig — pig
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular swīn genitive singular swīnes dative singular swīne accusative singular swīn nominative plural swīn genitive plural swīna -
pig — pig; of or relating to pigs
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine swīnen strong nominative singular feminine swīnenu, swīnnu, swīneno, swīnno strong nominative singular neuter swīnen strong accusative singular masculine swīnenne strong accusative singular feminine swīnene, swīnne strong accusative singular neuter swīnen -
pig — hog, pig
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular fōr genitive singular fōre dative singular fōre accusative singular fōre nominative plural fōra, fōre genitive plural fōra -
pig — sow (female pig)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sugu genitive singular suge dative singular suge accusative singular suge nominative plural suga, suge genitive plural suga -
pig — sow (female pig)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sū genitive singular sȳ, sūe, sūwe dative singular sȳ accusative singular sū nominative plural sȳ genitive plural sūa, sūwa -
pig — an officer responsible for managing forests, especially pasturing of pigs within them, as
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular swānġerēfa genitive singular swānġerēfan dative singular swānġerēfan accusative singular swānġerēfan nominative plural swānġerēfan genitive plural swānġerēfena
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “pig” 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 “pig”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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