Modern English → Old English
Old English word for sorrow
10 headwords match “sorrow”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; sorg ranks first.
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sorrow — worry, anxiety
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sorg genitive singular sorge dative singular sorge accusative singular sorge nominative plural sorga, sorge genitive plural sorga -
sorrow — sorrow, sadness
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine gnorn strong nominative singular feminine gnorn strong nominative singular neuter gnorn strong accusative singular masculine gnorne strong accusative singular feminine gnorne strong accusative singular neuter gnorn -
sorrow — sorrow, penitence, repentance
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hrēowsung genitive singular hrēowsunge dative singular hrēowsunge accusative singular hrēowsunge nominative plural hrēowsunga, hrēowsunge genitive plural hrēowsunga -
sorrow — sorrow
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ġeswenċednes genitive singular ġeswenċednesse dative singular ġeswenċednesse accusative singular ġeswenċednesse nominative plural ġeswenċednessa, ġeswenċednesse genitive plural ġeswenċednessa -
sorrow — to worry
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative sorgiġe first-person singular past indicative sorgode second-person singular present indicative sorgast second-person singular past indicative sorgodest third-person singular present indicative sorgaþ third-person singular past indicative sorgode -
sorrow — sorrow of heart, grief
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular mōdcaru genitive singular mōdcare, mōdċeare dative singular mōdcare, mōdċeare accusative singular mōdcare, mōdċeare nominative plural mōdcara, mōdċeare genitive plural mōdcara -
sorrow — grief, sorrow, sadness
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular gyrn genitive singular gyrnes dative singular gyrne accusative singular gyrn nominative plural gyrnas, gyrn genitive plural gyrna -
sorrow — anxiety, sorrow
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular brēostċearu genitive singular brēostċeare dative singular brēostċeare accusative singular brēostċeare nominative plural brēostċeara, brēostċeare genitive plural brēostċeara -
sorrow — misery, grief, trouble, vexation, sorrow, torment
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular āglāc genitive singular āglāces dative singular āglāce accusative singular āglāc nominative plural āglāc genitive plural āglāca -
sorrow — sad home, dwelling of sorrow
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ċearseld genitive singular ċearseldes dative singular ċearselde accusative singular ċearseld nominative plural ċearseldu genitive plural ċearselda
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “sorrow” 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?
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