Modern English → Old English
Old English word for sea
10 headwords match “sea”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; sæ ranks first.
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sea — sea
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sǣ genitive singular sǣ, sǣs dative singular sǣ accusative singular sǣ nominative plural sǣ, sǣs genitive plural sǣ -
sea — sea
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hæf genitive singular hæfes dative singular hæfe accusative singular hæf nominative plural hafu genitive plural hafa -
sea — sea, ocean, water
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular brim genitive singular brimes dative singular brime accusative singular brim nominative plural brimu, brimas genitive plural brima -
sea — sea, water, lake
- opens the headword's definition
- 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 -
sea — sea voyage, journey
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular eolet genitive singular eoletes dative singular eolete accusative singular eolet nominative plural eoletu genitive plural eoleta -
sea — sea
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular seoloþ genitive singular seoloþes dative singular seoloþe accusative singular seoloþ nominative plural seoloþas genitive plural seoloþa -
sea — sea path
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular flōdweġ genitive singular flōdweġes dative singular flōdweġe accusative singular flōdweġ nominative plural flōdwegas genitive plural flōdwega -
sea — sea passage
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sǣfæreld genitive singular sǣfæreldes dative singular sǣfærelde accusative singular sǣfæreld nominative plural sǣfæreldu genitive plural sǣfærelda -
sea — sea, river, water
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular lagustrēam genitive singular lagustrēames dative singular lagustrēame accusative singular lagustrēam nominative plural lagustrēamas genitive plural lagustrēama -
sea — sea
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular waþema ġebind genitive singular waþema ġebindes dative singular waþema ġebinde accusative singular waþema ġebind nominative plural waþema ġebind genitive plural waþema ġebinda
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “sea” 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 “sea”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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