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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for threshold

3 headwords match “threshold”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; þrescold ranks first.

  1. 1

    þrescold

    score 24

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

    threshold — threshold

    • opens the headword's definition
    • listed as an English descendant
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular þresċold
    genitive singular þresċoldes
    dative singular þresċolde
    accusative singular þresċold
    nominative plural þresċoldas
    genitive plural þresċolda
  2. 2

    stapol

    score 8

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

    threshold — basis

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular stapol
    genitive singular stapoles
    dative singular stapole
    accusative singular stapol
    nominative plural stapolas
    genitive plural stapola
  3. 3

    fierst

    score 6

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

    threshold — time (especially time granted for doing something)

    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular fierst
    genitive singular fierstes
    dative singular fierste
    accusative singular fierst
    nominative plural fierstas
    genitive plural fiersta

How this ranking works

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