Modern English → Old English
Old English word for shame
5 headwords match “shame”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; scamu ranks first.
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shame — shame, embarrassment
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sċamu genitive singular sċame dative singular sċame accusative singular sċame nominative plural sċama, sċame genitive plural sċama -
shame — shame, disgrace
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sċand genitive singular sċande dative singular sċande accusative singular sċande nominative plural sċanda, sċande genitive plural sċanda -
shame — shame, dishonor, disgrace, offense
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ǣwisċ strong nominative singular feminine ǣwisċ strong nominative singular neuter ǣwisċ strong accusative singular masculine ǣwisċne strong accusative singular feminine ǣwisċe, ǣwsċe strong accusative singular neuter ǣwisċ -
shame — blushing, shame
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ablysung genitive singular ablysunge dative singular ablysunge accusative singular ablysunge nominative plural ablysunga, ablysunge genitive plural ablysunga -
shame — ignominious; involving shame, scorn, or insult; unseemly
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine husclīċ strong nominative singular feminine husclīċ, husclīċu, husclīċo strong nominative singular neuter husclīċ strong accusative singular masculine husclīcne strong accusative singular feminine husclīċe strong accusative singular neuter husclīċ
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “shame” 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?
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