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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for sandy

3 headwords match “sandy”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; sandig ranks first.

  1. 1

    sandig

    score 24

    adjective · 20 inflected forms

    sandy — sandy

    • opens the headword's definition
    • listed as an English descendant
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine sandiġ
    strong nominative singular feminine sandiġu, sandġu, sandiġo, sandġo
    strong nominative singular neuter sandiġ
    strong accusative singular masculine sandiġne
    strong accusative singular feminine sandiġe, sandġe
    strong accusative singular neuter sandiġ
  2. 2

    mealmiht

    score 15

    adjective · 10 inflected forms

    sandy — sandy, chalky

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine mealmiht
    strong nominative singular feminine mealmiht
    strong nominative singular neuter mealmiht
    strong accusative singular masculine mealmihtne
    strong accusative singular feminine mealmihte
    strong accusative singular neuter mealmiht
  3. 3

    sand

    score 6

    noun, feminine · strong ō-stem · 5 inflected forms

    sandy — sand, gravel

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular sand
    genitive singular sande
    dative singular sande
    accusative singular sande
    nominative plural sanda, sande
    genitive plural sanda

How this ranking works

Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “sandy” 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.

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