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Old English word for third

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

  1. 1

    þridda

    score 24

    adjective · 6 inflected forms

    third — third

    • opens the headword's definition
    • listed as an English descendant
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine þridda
    strong nominative singular feminine þridde
    strong nominative singular neuter þridde
    strong accusative singular masculine þriddan
    strong accusative singular feminine þriddan
    strong accusative singular neuter þridde
  2. 2

    -aþ

    score 8

    suffix

    third — Third person singular present indicative ending of class 2 weak verbs.

    • opens the headword's definition
  3. 3

    -eþ

    score 8

    suffix

    third — Third person singular present indicative ending of class 1 weak verbs

    • opens the headword's definition
  4. 4

    -þþ

    score 8

    suffix

    third — Third person singular present indicative ending of some weak verbs.

    • opens the headword's definition
  5. 5

    þridda dæl

    score 8

    numeral

    third — a third

    • appears in the definition

How this ranking works

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