Modern English → Old English
Old English word for sharp
5 headwords match “sharp”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; scearp ranks first.
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sharp — sharp
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine sċearp strong nominative singular feminine sċearp strong nominative singular neuter sċearp strong accusative singular masculine sċearpne strong accusative singular feminine sċearpe strong accusative singular neuter sċearp -
sharp — sharp, keen
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine hwæs strong nominative singular feminine hwasu, hwaso strong nominative singular neuter hwæs strong accusative singular masculine hwæsne strong accusative singular feminine hwase strong accusative singular neuter hwæs -
sharp — not sharp
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine unsċearp strong nominative singular feminine unsċearp strong nominative singular neuter unsċearp strong accusative singular masculine unsċearpne strong accusative singular feminine unsċearpe strong accusative singular neuter unsċearp -
sharp — quick, sharp, prompt, nimble, swift
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine cāf strong nominative singular feminine cāf strong nominative singular neuter cāf strong accusative singular masculine cāfne strong accusative singular feminine cāfe strong accusative singular neuter cāf -
sharp — a sharp point, prickle
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular pricels genitive singular pricelses dative singular pricelse accusative singular pricels nominative plural pricelsas genitive plural pricelsa
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “sharp” 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 “sharp”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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