Modern English → Old English
Old English word for sit
7 headwords match “sit”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 7 strongest follow; sittan ranks first.
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sit — to sit
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative sitte first-person singular past indicative sæt second-person singular present indicative sitst second-person singular past indicative sǣte third-person singular present indicative sitt, sit third-person singular past indicative sæt -
sit — to sit
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ġesitte first-person singular past indicative ġesæt second-person singular present indicative ġesitst second-person singular past indicative ġesǣte third-person singular present indicative ġesitt, ġesit third-person singular past indicative ġesæt -
sit — to sit up
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative āsitte first-person singular past indicative āsæt second-person singular present indicative āsitst second-person singular past indicative āsǣte third-person singular present indicative āsitt, āsit third-person singular past indicative āsæt -
sit — to sit near; sit about, surround, beset
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative besitte first-person singular past indicative besæt second-person singular present indicative besitst second-person singular past indicative besǣte third-person singular present indicative besitt, besit third-person singular past indicative besæt -
sit — to sit or be around, meet
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ymbsitte first-person singular past indicative ymbsæt second-person singular present indicative ymbsitst second-person singular past indicative ymbsǣte third-person singular present indicative ymbsitt, ymbsit third-person singular past indicative ymbsæt -
sit — to sit upon, occupy; sit over, take possession of
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ofersitte first-person singular past indicative ofersæt second-person singular present indicative ofersitst second-person singular past indicative ofersǣte third-person singular present indicative ofersitt, ofersit third-person singular past indicative ofersæt -
sit — to oppress, assail
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative onsitte first-person singular past indicative onsæt second-person singular present indicative onsitst second-person singular past indicative onsǣte third-person singular present indicative onsitt, onsit third-person singular past indicative onsæt
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “sit” 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 “sit”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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