Modern English → Old English
Old English word for poetry
10 headwords match “poetry”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; woþcræft ranks first.
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poetry — poetry
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular wōþcræft genitive singular wōþcræftes dative singular wōþcræfte accusative singular wōþcræft nominative plural wōþcræftas genitive plural wōþcræfta -
poetry — poetry
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular lēoþcræft genitive singular lēoþcræftes dative singular lēoþcræfte accusative singular lēoþcræft nominative plural lēoþcræftas genitive plural lēoþcræfta -
poetry — skilled in poetry
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine lēoþcræftiġ strong nominative singular feminine lēoþcræftiġu, lēoþcræftġu, lēoþcræftiġo, lēoþcræftġo strong nominative singular neuter lēoþcræftiġ strong accusative singular masculine lēoþcræftiġne strong accusative singular feminine lēoþcræftiġe, lēoþcræftġe strong accusative singular neuter lēoþcræftiġ -
poetry — advice sent through poetry
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular lēoþorūn genitive singular lēoþorūne dative singular lēoþorūne accusative singular lēoþorūne nominative plural lēoþorūna, lēoþorūne genitive plural lēoþorūna -
poetry — sound; noise; cry
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular wōþ genitive singular wōþe dative singular wōþe accusative singular wōþe nominative plural wōþa, wōþe genitive plural wōþa -
poetry — an "ale-poet;" one who performs poetry where there is drinking
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ealusċop genitive singular ealusċopes dative singular ealusċope accusative singular ealusċop nominative plural ealusċopas genitive plural ealusċopa -
poetry — fire-maimed cripple
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ādlama genitive singular ādlaman dative singular ādlaman accusative singular ādlaman nominative plural ādlaman genitive plural ādlamena -
poetry — afraid, frightened
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ācolmōd strong nominative singular feminine ācolmōd strong nominative singular neuter ācolmōd strong accusative singular masculine ācolmōdne strong accusative singular feminine ācolmōde strong accusative singular neuter ācolmōd -
poetry — strength of disease
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ādlþracu genitive singular ādlþrace dative singular ādlþrace accusative singular ādlþrace nominative plural ādlþraca, ādlþrace genitive plural ādlþraca -
poetry — sacrificial fire, funeral fire
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ādfȳr genitive singular ādfȳres dative singular ādfȳre accusative singular ādfȳr nominative plural ādfȳr genitive plural ādfȳra
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “poetry” 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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