Modern English → Old English
Old English word for sting
5 headwords match “sting”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; sting ranks first.
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sting — sting, stinging (of an animal)
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sting genitive singular stinges dative singular stinge accusative singular sting nominative plural stingas genitive plural stinga -
sting — to stab
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative stinge first-person singular past indicative stang second-person singular present indicative stingst second-person singular past indicative stunge third-person singular present indicative stingþ third-person singular past indicative stang -
sting — a spike, sting, pointed tip
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ānga strong nominative singular feminine ānge strong nominative singular neuter ānge strong accusative singular masculine āngan strong accusative singular feminine āngan strong accusative singular neuter ānge -
sting — to hit; strike, punch
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative slēa first-person singular past indicative slōg, slōh second-person singular present indicative sliehst second-person singular past indicative slōge third-person singular present indicative sliehþ third-person singular past indicative slōg, slōh -
sting — to hit; strike, punch
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ġeslēa first-person singular past indicative ġeslōg, ġeslōh second-person singular present indicative ġesliehst second-person singular past indicative ġeslōge third-person singular present indicative ġesliehþ third-person singular past indicative ġeslōg, ġeslōh
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “sting” 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 “sting”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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