Modern English → Old English
Old English word for salve
5 headwords match “salve”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; sealf ranks first.
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salve — ointment, salve
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sealf genitive singular sealfe dative singular sealfe accusative singular sealfe nominative plural sealfa, sealfe genitive plural sealfa -
salve — to anoint, apply a salve
- 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 sealfiġe first-person singular past indicative sealfode second-person singular present indicative sealfast second-person singular past indicative sealfodest third-person singular present indicative sealfaþ third-person singular past indicative sealfode -
salve — plaster, salve, poultice
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular clīþa genitive singular clīþan dative singular clīþan accusative singular clīþan nominative plural clīþan genitive plural clīþena -
salve — material used for making salve; balm, ointment
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular tēafor genitive singular tēafres dative singular tēafre accusative singular tēafor nominative plural tēafor genitive plural tēafra -
salve — an ear salve
- appears in the definition
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “salve” 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 “salve”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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