Modern English → Old English
Old English word for rear
7 headwords match “rear”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 7 strongest follow; æfterra ranks first.
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rear — hinder, rear, posterior
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine æfterra strong nominative singular feminine æfterre strong nominative singular neuter æfterre strong accusative singular masculine æfterran strong accusative singular feminine æfterran strong accusative singular neuter æfterre -
rear — rare; not thoroughly cooked; (of eggs) lightly boiled
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine hrēr strong nominative singular feminine hrēr strong nominative singular neuter hrēr strong accusative singular masculine hrērne strong accusative singular feminine hrēre strong accusative singular neuter hrēr -
rear — to move
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative hrēre first-person singular past indicative hrērde second-person singular present indicative hrērest, hrērst second-person singular past indicative hrērdest third-person singular present indicative hrēreþ, hrērþ third-person singular past indicative hrērde -
rear — back
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular bæc genitive singular bæces dative singular bæce accusative singular bæc nominative plural bacu genitive plural baca -
rear — The heel (rear of a foot)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hōh genitive singular hōs dative singular hō accusative singular hōh nominative plural hōs genitive plural hōna -
rear — to raise, set upright, begin, create, rouse, promote
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative rǣre first-person singular past indicative rǣrde second-person singular present indicative rǣrest, rǣrst second-person singular past indicative rǣrdest third-person singular present indicative rǣreþ, rǣrþ third-person singular past indicative rǣrde -
rear — to rear, bring up
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative āfēde first-person singular past indicative āfēdde second-person singular present indicative āfēdest, āfētst second-person singular past indicative āfēddest third-person singular present indicative āfēdeþ, āfētt, āfēt third-person singular past indicative āfēdde
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “rear” 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 “rear”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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