Modern English → Old English
Old English word for rule
10 headwords match “rule”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; regol ranks first.
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rule — a rule
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular regol genitive singular regoles dative singular regole accusative singular regol nominative plural regolas genitive plural regola -
rule — rule, government
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġerec genitive singular ġereces dative singular ġerece accusative singular ġerec nominative plural ġerecu genitive plural ġereca -
rule — hold, guardianship, protection, rule
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine heald strong nominative singular feminine heald strong nominative singular neuter heald strong accusative singular masculine healdne strong accusative singular feminine healde strong accusative singular neuter heald -
rule — kingly rule, power, dominion
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular rīċedōm genitive singular rīċedōmes dative singular rīċedōme accusative singular rīċedōm nominative plural rīċedōmas genitive plural rīċedōma -
rule — abbacy, an abbot's rule
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular abboddōm genitive singular abboddōmes dative singular abboddōme accusative singular abboddōm nominative plural abboddōmas genitive plural abboddōma -
rule — a abbacy; an abbot's rule
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular abbodrīċe genitive singular abbodrīċes dative singular abbodrīċe accusative singular abbodrīċe nominative plural abbodrīċu genitive plural abbodrīċa -
rule — Royal power or authority; sovereignty or rule.
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular cyningdōm genitive singular cyningdōmes dative singular cyningdōme accusative singular cyningdōm nominative plural cyningdōmas genitive plural cyningdōma -
rule — law
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular lagu genitive singular lage dative singular lage accusative singular lage nominative plural laga, lage genitive plural laga -
rule — line
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular līne genitive singular līnan dative singular līnan accusative singular līnan nominative plural līnan genitive plural līnena -
rule — measure
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ġemet strong nominative singular feminine ġemet strong nominative singular neuter ġemet strong accusative singular masculine ġemetne strong accusative singular feminine ġemete strong accusative singular neuter ġemet
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “rule” 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 “rule”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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