Modern English → Old English
Old English word for shield
5 headwords match “shield”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; scield ranks first.
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shield — shield
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sċield genitive singular sċielda, sċieldes dative singular sċielda, sċielde accusative singular sċield nominative plural sċielda, sċieldas genitive plural sċielda -
shield — shield
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular wīġbord genitive singular wīġbordes dative singular wīġborde accusative singular wīġbord nominative plural wīġbord genitive plural wīġborda -
shield — shield
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular campwudu genitive singular campwuda dative singular campwuda accusative singular campwudu nominative plural campwuda genitive plural campwuda -
shield — shield maker, shieldwright
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sċīeldwyrhta genitive singular sċīeldwyrhtan dative singular sċīeldwyrhtan accusative singular sċīeldwyrhtan nominative plural sċīeldwyrhtan genitive plural sċīeldwyrhtena -
shield — shield wall
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sċieldburg genitive singular sċieldbyrġ dative singular sċieldbyrġ accusative singular sċieldburg nominative plural sċieldbyrġ genitive plural sċieldburga
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “shield” 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 “shield”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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