Modern English → Old English
Old English word for read
5 headwords match “read”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; rædan ranks first.
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read — to read
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative rǣde first-person singular past indicative rēd, reord, rǣdde second-person singular present indicative rǣtst, rǣdest second-person singular past indicative rēde, reorde, rǣddest third-person singular present indicative rǣtt, rǣt, rǣdeþ third-person singular past indicative rēd, reord, rǣdde -
read — The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular rēada genitive singular rēadan dative singular rēadan accusative singular rēadan nominative plural rēadan genitive plural rēadena -
read — to read over, read through
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative oferrǣde first-person singular past indicative oferrǣdde second-person singular present indicative oferrǣdest, oferrǣtst second-person singular past indicative oferrǣddest third-person singular present indicative oferrǣdeþ, oferrǣtt, oferrǣt third-person singular past indicative oferrǣdde -
read — to take counsel, care for, appoint, determine, fix
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ārǣde first-person singular past indicative ārǣdde second-person singular present indicative ārǣdest, ārǣtst second-person singular past indicative ārǣddest third-person singular present indicative ārǣdeþ, ārǣtt, ārǣt third-person singular past indicative ārǣdde -
read — one who reads; a reader
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular rǣdere genitive singular rǣderes dative singular rǣdere accusative singular rǣdere nominative plural rǣderas genitive plural rǣdera
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “read” 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 “read”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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