Modern English → Old English
Old English word for silver
5 headwords match “silver”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; seolfor ranks first.
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silver — silver
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular seolfor genitive singular seolfres dative singular seolfre accusative singular seolfor nominative plural seolfor genitive plural seolfra -
silver — silver
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine seolfren strong nominative singular feminine seolfrenu, seolfreno strong nominative singular neuter seolfren strong accusative singular masculine seolfrenne strong accusative singular feminine seolfrene strong accusative singular neuter seolfren -
silver — treasure (i.e. gold, silver, jewels, etc.)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sinc genitive singular sinces dative singular since accusative singular sinc nominative plural sinc genitive plural sinca -
silver — a valuable or costly vessel, such as one made of silver or gold
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sincfæt genitive singular sincfætes dative singular sincfæte accusative singular sincfæt nominative plural sincfatu genitive plural sincfata -
silver — collar or necklace, often made of gold or silver
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular healsbēag genitive singular healsbēages dative singular healsbēage accusative singular healsbēag nominative plural healsbēagas genitive plural healsbēaga
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “silver” 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 “silver”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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