Modern English → Old English
Old English word for severe
10 headwords match “severe”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; þearl ranks first.
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severe — severe
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine þearl strong nominative singular feminine þearl strong nominative singular neuter þearl strong accusative singular masculine þearlne strong accusative singular feminine þearle strong accusative singular neuter þearl -
severe — severe, stern, harsh
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine stearc strong nominative singular feminine stearc strong nominative singular neuter stearc strong accusative singular masculine stearcne strong accusative singular feminine stearce strong accusative singular neuter stearc -
severe — severe, hard, strict
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine strenġe strong nominative singular feminine strenġu, strenġo strong nominative singular neuter strenġe strong accusative singular masculine strenġne strong accusative singular feminine strenġe strong accusative singular neuter strenġe -
severe — severe, fierce, strict
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine heardlīċ strong nominative singular feminine heardlīċ, heardlīċu, heardlīċo strong nominative singular neuter heardlīċ strong accusative singular masculine heardlīcne strong accusative singular feminine heardlīċe strong accusative singular neuter heardlīċ -
severe — bitter; painful; severe
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine torn strong nominative singular feminine torn strong nominative singular neuter torn strong accusative singular masculine torne strong accusative singular feminine torne strong accusative singular neuter torn -
severe — hard, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, brave
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine heard strong nominative singular feminine heard strong nominative singular neuter heard strong accusative singular masculine heardne strong accusative singular feminine hearde strong accusative singular neuter heard -
severe — fierce, cruel, terrible, severe
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine slīþe strong nominative singular feminine slīþu, slīþo strong nominative singular neuter slīþe strong accusative singular masculine slīþne strong accusative singular feminine slīþe strong accusative singular neuter slīþe -
severe — strict, severe, firm, rigorous, stern, hard
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine stræc strong nominative singular feminine stracu, straco strong nominative singular neuter stræc strong accusative singular masculine stræcne strong accusative singular feminine strace strong accusative singular neuter stræc -
severe — grim, fierce, cruel, severe, bloody
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine grimlīċ strong nominative singular feminine grimlīċ, grimlīċu, grimlīċo strong nominative singular neuter grimlīċ strong accusative singular masculine grimlīcne strong accusative singular feminine grimlīċe strong accusative singular neuter grimlīċ -
severe — bitter, acidic, sour
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine āfor strong nominative singular feminine āforu, āfru, āforo, āfro strong nominative singular neuter āfor strong accusative singular masculine āforne strong accusative singular feminine āfore, āfre strong accusative singular neuter āfor
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “severe” 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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