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Old English word for steadfast

10 headwords match “steadfast”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; stedefæst ranks first.

  1. 1

    stedefæst

    score 15

    adjective · 10 inflected forms

    steadfast — firmly fixed; rooted to one spot; secure

    • listed as an English descendant
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine stedefæst
    strong nominative singular feminine stedefæst
    strong nominative singular neuter stedefæst
    strong accusative singular masculine stedefæstne
    strong accusative singular feminine stedefæste
    strong accusative singular neuter stedefæst
  2. 2

    fæsthygdig

    score 15

    adjective · 12 inflected forms

    steadfast — steadfast in mind

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine fæsthyġdiġ
    strong nominative singular feminine fæsthyġdiġu, fæsthyġdiġo
    strong nominative singular neuter fæsthyġdiġ
    strong accusative singular masculine fæsthyġdiġne
    strong accusative singular feminine fæsthyġdiġe
    strong accusative singular neuter fæsthyġdiġ
  3. 3

    staþolfæst

    score 15

    adjective · 10 inflected forms

    steadfast — steadfast, stable, firm

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine staþolfæst
    strong nominative singular feminine staþolfæst
    strong nominative singular neuter staþolfæst
    strong accusative singular masculine staþolfæstne
    strong accusative singular feminine staþolfæste
    strong accusative singular neuter staþolfæst
  4. 4

    staþolfæstlic

    score 15

    adjective · 12 inflected forms

    steadfast — steadfast, firm

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine staþolfæstlīċ
    strong nominative singular feminine staþolfæstlīċ, staþolfæstlīċu, staþolfæstlīċo
    strong nominative singular neuter staþolfæstlīċ
    strong accusative singular masculine staþolfæstlīcne
    strong accusative singular feminine staþolfæstlīċe
    strong accusative singular neuter staþolfæstlīċ
  5. 5

    -fæst

    score 12

    suffix · 10 inflected forms

    steadfast — firm, secure

    • listed as an English descendant
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine -fæst
    strong nominative singular feminine -fæst
    strong nominative singular neuter -fæst
    strong accusative singular masculine -fæstne
    strong accusative singular feminine -fæste
    strong accusative singular neuter -fæst
  6. 6

    gesigefæst

    score 11

    adjective · 10 inflected forms

    steadfast — victorious, steadfast

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine ġesiġefæst
    strong nominative singular feminine ġesiġefæst
    strong nominative singular neuter ġesiġefæst
    strong accusative singular masculine ġesiġefæstne
    strong accusative singular feminine ġesiġefæste
    strong accusative singular neuter ġesiġefæst
  7. 7

    trum

    score 9

    adjective · 12 inflected forms

    steadfast — strong, firm; stable, steadfast

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine trum
    strong nominative singular feminine trumu, trumo
    strong nominative singular neuter trum
    strong accusative singular masculine trumne
    strong accusative singular feminine trume
    strong accusative singular neuter trum
  8. 8

    anmod

    score 8

    adjective · 10 inflected forms

    steadfast — unanimous

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine ānmōd
    strong nominative singular feminine ānmōd
    strong nominative singular neuter ānmōd
    strong accusative singular masculine ānmōdne
    strong accusative singular feminine ānmōde
    strong accusative singular neuter ānmōd
  9. 9

    þrohtig

    score 8

    adjective · 20 inflected forms

    steadfast — enduring

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine þrohtiġ
    strong nominative singular feminine þrohtiġu, þrohtġu, þrohtiġo, þrohtġo
    strong nominative singular neuter þrohtiġ
    strong accusative singular masculine þrohtiġne
    strong accusative singular feminine þrohtiġe, þrohtġe
    strong accusative singular neuter þrohtiġ
  10. 10

    staþolian

    score 3

    verb · weak class 2 · 15 inflected forms

    steadfast — to establish; to found

    • has a full inflection table
    • verb: derivation noise is possible
    Paradigm summary
    first-person singular present indicative staþoliġe
    first-person singular past indicative staþolode
    second-person singular present indicative staþolast
    second-person singular past indicative staþolodest
    third-person singular present indicative staþolaþ
    third-person singular past indicative staþolode

How this ranking works

Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “steadfast” 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.

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