Modern English → Old English
Old English word for spark
8 headwords match “spark”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 8 strongest follow; spearca ranks first.
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spark — a spark
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular spearca genitive singular spearcan dative singular spearcan accusative singular spearcan nominative plural spearcan genitive plural spearcena -
spark — to spark, sparkle
- 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 spearciġe first-person singular past indicative spearcode second-person singular present indicative spearcast second-person singular past indicative spearcodest third-person singular present indicative spearcaþ third-person singular past indicative spearcode -
spark — spark
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular funca genitive singular funcan dative singular funcan accusative singular funcan nominative plural funcan genitive plural funcena -
spark — spark
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular gnāst genitive singular gnāstes dative singular gnāste accusative singular gnāst nominative plural gnāstas genitive plural gnāsta -
spark — burning or live coal, gleed, ember, fire, flame, spark
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular glēd genitive singular glēde dative singular glēde accusative singular glēd, glēde nominative plural glēde, glēda genitive plural glēda -
spark — a spark, cinder, ash, ember
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ysle genitive singular yslan dative singular yslan accusative singular yslan nominative plural yslan genitive plural yslena -
spark — a fire-spark
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular fȳrgnāst genitive singular fȳrgnāstes dative singular fȳrgnāste accusative singular fȳrgnāst nominative plural fȳrgnāstas genitive plural fȳrgnāsta -
spark — sending forth sparks, glowing
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine yslende strong nominative singular feminine yslendu, yslendo strong nominative singular neuter yslende strong accusative singular masculine yslendne strong accusative singular feminine yslende strong accusative singular neuter yslende
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “spark” 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 “spark”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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