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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for twig

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

  1. 1

    twig

    score 24

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

    twig — twig

    • opens the headword's definition
    • listed as an English descendant
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular twiġ
    genitive singular twiġes
    dative singular twiġe
    accusative singular twiġ
    nominative plural twigu
    genitive plural twiga
  2. 2

    twicg

    score 24

    noun, feminine · strong ō-stem · 4 inflected forms

    twig — twig, shoot; sapling

    • opens the headword's definition
    • listed as an English descendant
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular twicg
    genitive singular twicge
    dative singular twicge
    accusative singular twicge
    nominative plural twicga, twicge
    genitive plural twicga
  3. 3

    tan

    score 15

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

    twig — twig, branch

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular tān
    genitive singular tānes
    dative singular tāne
    accusative singular tān
    nominative plural tānas
    genitive plural tāna
  4. 4

    hris

    score 15

    noun, neuter · strong a-stem · 5 inflected forms

    twig — twig; branch

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular hrīs
    genitive singular hrīses
    dative singular hrīse
    accusative singular hrīs
    nominative plural hrīs
    genitive plural hrīsa
  5. 5

    telgra

    score 15

    noun, masculine · weak · 4 inflected forms

    twig — twig, branch, shoot

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular telgra
    genitive singular telgran
    dative singular telgran
    accusative singular telgran
    nominative plural telgran
    genitive plural telgrena

How this ranking works

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