Modern English → Old English
Old English word for pit
8 headwords match “pit”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 8 strongest follow; pytt ranks first.
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pit — pit
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular pytt genitive singular pyttes dative singular pytte accusative singular pytt nominative plural pyttas genitive plural pytta -
pit — pit; hole
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sēaþ genitive singular sēaþes dative singular sēaþe accusative singular sēaþ nominative plural sēaþas genitive plural sēaþa -
pit — depression, pit, well; pool
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular dympel genitive singular dympeles dative singular dympele accusative singular dympel nominative plural dympelas genitive plural dympela -
pit — coalpit: a pit where coal is extracted or charcoal is made
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular colpytt genitive singular colpyttes dative singular colpytte accusative singular colpytt nominative plural colpyttas genitive plural colpytta -
pit — Meaning unclear, possibly "pit".
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular swiliġe genitive singular swiliġan dative singular swiliġan accusative singular swiliġan nominative plural swiliġan genitive plural swiliġena -
pit — hollow, depression
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular colc genitive singular colces dative singular colce accusative singular colc nominative plural colcas genitive plural colca -
pit — bottomless pit
- appears in the definition
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pit — gulf, chasm
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “pit” 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 “pit”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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