Modern English → Old English
Old English word for tool
5 headwords match “tool”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; tol ranks first.
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tool — tool, implement, instrument
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular tōl genitive singular tōles dative singular tōle accusative singular tōl nominative plural tōl genitive plural tōla -
tool — gardening tool, dibble
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular plantsticca genitive singular plantsticcan dative singular plantsticcan accusative singular plantsticcan nominative plural plantsticcan genitive plural plantsticcena -
tool — Forms feminine ō-stem nouns denoting a tool or instrument.
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular -sn genitive singular -sne dative singular -sne accusative singular -sne nominative plural -sna, -sne genitive plural -sna -
tool — a tool for beating or stirring (such as milk or dough)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine þwǣre strong nominative singular feminine þwǣru, þwǣro strong nominative singular neuter þwǣre strong accusative singular masculine þwǣrne strong accusative singular feminine þwǣre strong accusative singular neuter þwǣre -
tool — custom, habit; practice
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular sidu genitive singular sida dative singular sida accusative singular sidu nominative plural sida genitive plural sida
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “tool” 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 “tool”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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