Modern English → Old English
Old English word for torture
10 headwords match “torture”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; pinung ranks first.
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torture — torment, torture, pain
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular pīnung genitive singular pīnunge dative singular pīnunge accusative singular pīnunge nominative plural pīnunga, pīnunge genitive plural pīnunga -
torture — instrument of torture
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular pīnungtōl genitive singular pīnungtōles dative singular pīnungtōle accusative singular pīnungtōl nominative plural pīnungtōl genitive plural pīnungtōla -
torture — a device used for torture
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular līċhanga genitive singular līċhangan dative singular līċhangan accusative singular līċhangan nominative plural līċhangan genitive plural līċhangena -
torture — to torment, torture
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative pīniġe first-person singular past indicative pīnode second-person singular present indicative pīnast second-person singular past indicative pīnodest third-person singular present indicative pīnaþ third-person singular past indicative pīnode -
torture — to torture, torment
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative cwylme first-person singular past indicative cwylmde second-person singular present indicative cwylmest, cwylmst second-person singular past indicative cwylmdest third-person singular present indicative cwylmeþ, cwylmþ third-person singular past indicative cwylmde -
torture — to torment, torture, afflict
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative tintregiġe first-person singular past indicative tintregode second-person singular present indicative tintregast second-person singular past indicative tintregodest third-person singular present indicative tintregaþ third-person singular past indicative tintregode -
torture — to kill
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ācwylme first-person singular past indicative ācwylmde second-person singular present indicative ācwylmest, ācwylmst second-person singular past indicative ācwylmdest third-person singular present indicative ācwylmeþ, ācwylmþ third-person singular past indicative ācwylmde -
torture — to annoy, trouble; torment
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative dreċċe first-person singular past indicative dreahte, drehte second-person singular present indicative dreċest second-person singular past indicative dreahtest, drehtest third-person singular present indicative dreċeþ third-person singular past indicative dreahte, drehte -
torture — to twist, write, roll about
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative þrǣste first-person singular past indicative þrǣste second-person singular present indicative þrǣstest, þrǣst second-person singular past indicative þrǣstest third-person singular present indicative þrǣsteþ, þrǣst third-person singular past indicative þrǣste -
torture — to cause distress, fatigue
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ġeswenċe first-person singular past indicative ġeswencte second-person singular present indicative ġeswenċest, ġeswencst second-person singular past indicative ġeswenctest third-person singular present indicative ġeswenċeþ, ġeswencþ third-person singular past indicative ġeswencte
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “torture” 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?
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