Modern English → Old English
Old English word for sleep
10 headwords match “sleep”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; slæp ranks first.
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sleep — sleep
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular slǣp genitive singular slǣpes dative singular slǣpe accusative singular slǣp nominative plural slǣpas genitive plural slǣpa -
sleep — to sleep
- 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 slǣpe first-person singular past indicative slēp, slǣpte second-person singular present indicative slǣpst second-person singular past indicative slēpe, slǣptest third-person singular present indicative slǣpþ third-person singular past indicative slēp, slǣpte -
sleep — sleep; slumber
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sweofot genitive singular sweofotes dative singular sweofote accusative singular sweofot nominative plural sweofotu genitive plural sweofota -
sleep — lethargy, heavy or deep sleep
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular māmor genitive singular māmres dative singular māmre accusative singular māmor nominative plural māmras genitive plural māmra -
sleep — weary from a lack of sleep, sleep-weary
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine slǣpwēriġ strong nominative singular feminine slǣpwēriġu, slǣpwērġu, slǣpwēriġo, slǣpwērġo strong nominative singular neuter slǣpwēriġ strong accusative singular masculine slǣpwēriġne strong accusative singular feminine slǣpwēriġe, slǣpwērġe strong accusative singular neuter slǣpwēriġ -
sleep — to sleep
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative swefe first-person singular past indicative swæf second-person singular present indicative swifst second-person singular past indicative swǣfe third-person singular present indicative swifþ third-person singular past indicative swæf -
sleep — mare (evil spirit thought to torment people in their sleep)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular mare genitive singular maran dative singular maran accusative singular maran nominative plural maran genitive plural marena -
sleep — lethargy, deep or heavy sleep
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular mamera genitive singular mameran dative singular mameran accusative singular mameran nominative plural mameran genitive plural mamerena -
sleep — mare (evil spirit thought to torment people in their sleep)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular nihtmare genitive singular nihtmaran dative singular nihtmaran accusative singular nihtmaran nominative plural nihtmaran genitive plural nihtmarena -
sleep — to cause to sleep
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative slāpiġe first-person singular past indicative slāpode second-person singular present indicative slāpast second-person singular past indicative slāpodest third-person singular present indicative slāpaþ third-person singular past indicative slāpode
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “sleep” 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 “sleep”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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