Modern English → Old English
Old English word for priest
10 headwords match “priest”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; preost ranks first.
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priest — priest
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular prēost genitive singular prēostes dative singular prēoste accusative singular prēost nominative plural prēostas genitive plural prēosta -
priest — priest
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular gydda genitive singular gyddan dative singular gyddan accusative singular gyddan nominative plural gyddan genitive plural gyddena -
priest — priest
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sacerd genitive singular sacerdes dative singular sacerde accusative singular sacerd nominative plural sacerdas genitive plural sacerda -
priest — priest
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular mæsseprēost genitive singular mæsseprēostes dative singular mæsseprēoste accusative singular mæsseprēost nominative plural mæsseprēostas genitive plural mæsseprēosta -
priest — a priest
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ċiriċþingere genitive singular ċiriċþingeres dative singular ċiriċþingere accusative singular ċiriċþingere nominative plural ċiriċþingeras genitive plural ċiriċþingera -
priest — A guardian of the divine law; a priest
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ǣweweard genitive singular ǣweweardes dative singular ǣwewearde accusative singular ǣweweard nominative plural ǣweweardas genitive plural ǣwewearda -
priest — high priest
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ealdorsacerd genitive singular ealdorsacerdes dative singular ealdorsacerde accusative singular ealdorsacerd nominative plural ealdorsacerdas genitive plural ealdorsacerda -
priest — an alb (type of priest vestment)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular albe genitive singular alban dative singular alban accusative singular alban nominative plural alban genitive plural albena -
priest — a priest who performs services at a monastery
- appears in the definition
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priest — to decree, appoint
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative sċrīfe first-person singular past indicative sċrāf second-person singular present indicative sċrīfst second-person singular past indicative sċrife third-person singular present indicative sċrīfþ third-person singular past indicative sċrāf
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “priest” 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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