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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for temple

5 headwords match “temple”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; tempel ranks first.

  1. 1

    tempel

    score 24

    noun, neuter · strong a-stem · 6 inflected forms

    temple — temple

    • opens the headword's definition
    • listed as an English descendant
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular tempel
    genitive singular temples
    dative singular temple
    accusative singular tempel
    nominative plural templu
    genitive plural templa
  2. 2

    ealh

    score 15

    noun, masculine · strong a-stem · 6 inflected forms

    temple — temple

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular ealh
    genitive singular ēales
    dative singular ēale
    accusative singular ealh
    nominative plural ēalas
    genitive plural ēala
  3. 3

    þunwange

    score 13

    noun, feminine · weak · 4 inflected forms

    temple — temple (region of the skull)

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular þunwange
    genitive singular þunwangan
    dative singular þunwangan
    accusative singular þunwange
    nominative plural þunwangan
    genitive plural þunwangena
  4. 4

    ealhstede

    score 11

    noun, masculine · strong i-stem · 5 inflected forms

    temple — a temple, sanctuary

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular ealhstede
    genitive singular ealhstedes
    dative singular ealhstede
    accusative singular ealhstede
    nominative plural ealhstedas
    genitive plural ealhsteda
  5. 5

    hearg

    score 8

    noun, masculine · strong u-stem · 3 inflected forms

    temple — pile of stones

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular hearg
    genitive singular hearga
    dative singular hearga
    accusative singular hearg
    nominative plural hearga
    genitive plural hearga

How this ranking works

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