eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for tunic

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

  1. 1

    tunece

    score 24

    noun, feminine · weak n-stem · 4 inflected forms

    tunic — tunic

    • opens the headword's definition
    • listed as an English descendant
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular tunece
    genitive singular tunecan
    dative singular tunecan
    accusative singular tunecan
    nominative plural tunecan
    genitive plural tunecena
  2. 2

    rocc

    score 9

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

    tunic — an upper garment, such as a tunic, smock, or shirt

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular rocc
    genitive singular rocces
    dative singular rocce
    accusative singular rocc
    nominative plural roccas
    genitive plural rocca
  3. 3

    cappa

    score 9

    noun, masculine · weak n-stem · 4 inflected forms

    tunic — a long tunic with a hood; huke

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular cappe
    genitive singular cappan
    dative singular cappan
    accusative singular cappan
    nominative plural cappan
    genitive plural cappena

How this ranking works

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