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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for pot

5 headwords match “pot”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; pott ranks first.

  1. 1

    pott

    score 24

    noun, masculine · strong a-stem · 6 inflected forms

    pot — pot

    • opens the headword's definition
    • listed as an English descendant
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular pott
    genitive singular pottes
    dative singular potte
    accusative singular pott
    nominative plural pottas
    genitive plural potta
  2. 2

    crog

    score 9

    noun, masculine · strong a-stem · 6 inflected forms

    pot — a container or vessel (e.g. pot, jug, etc.)

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular crōg
    genitive singular crōges
    dative singular crōge
    accusative singular crōg
    nominative plural crōgas
    genitive plural crōga
  3. 3

    hwer

    score 9

    noun, masculine · strong a-stem · 6 inflected forms

    pot — kettle, pot, basin, cooking vessel

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular hwer
    genitive singular hweres
    dative singular hwere
    accusative singular hwer
    nominative plural hweras
    genitive plural hwera
  4. 4

    bolle

    score 9

    noun, feminine · weak n-stem · 4 inflected forms

    pot — bowl, cup, pot, beaker, measure

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular bolle
    genitive singular bollan
    dative singular bollan
    accusative singular bollan
    nominative plural bollan
    genitive plural bollena
  5. 5

    cruse

    score 9

    noun, feminine · weak n-stem · 4 inflected forms

    pot — earthen pot, jug, pitcher

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular crūse
    genitive singular crūsan
    dative singular crūsan
    accusative singular crūsan
    nominative plural crūsan
    genitive plural crūsena

How this ranking works

Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “pot” 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.

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