Modern English → Old English
Old English word for stream
10 headwords match “stream”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; stream ranks first.
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stream — stream
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular strēam genitive singular strēames dative singular strēame accusative singular strēam nominative plural strēamas genitive plural strēama -
stream — stream; brook
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular bæc genitive singular bæces dative singular bæce accusative singular bæc nominative plural bacu genitive plural baca -
stream — stream
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular burna genitive singular burnan dative singular burnan accusative singular burnan nominative plural burnan genitive plural burnena -
stream — stream lined with alders
- opens the headword's definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular alorrīþ genitive singular alorrīþes dative singular alorrīþe accusative singular alorrīþ nominative plural alorrīþas genitive plural alorrīþa -
stream — watercourse, stream
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular gote genitive singular gotan dative singular gotan accusative singular gotan nominative plural gotan genitive plural gotena -
stream — water stream; river
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ēastrēam genitive singular ēastrēames dative singular ēastrēame accusative singular ēastrēam nominative plural ēastrēamas genitive plural ēastrēama -
stream — a stream, brook, river, or other running water
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular burne genitive singular burnan dative singular burnan accusative singular burnan nominative plural burnan genitive plural burnena -
stream — a stream that is full in winter
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular winterburna genitive singular winterburnan dative singular winterburnan accusative singular winterburnan nominative plural winterburnan genitive plural winterburnena -
stream — a stream of water; waterstream
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular wæterstrēam genitive singular wæterstrēames dative singular wæterstrēame accusative singular wæterstrēam nominative plural wæterstrēamas genitive plural wæterstrēama -
stream — river
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ēa genitive singular ēa, īe dative singular ēa, īe accusative singular ēa nominative plural ēa, ēan genitive plural ēa
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “stream” 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 “stream”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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