Modern English → Old English
Old English word for unclean
4 headwords match “unclean”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; unclæne ranks first.
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unclean — unclean, dirty
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine unclǣne strong nominative singular feminine unclǣnu, unclǣno strong nominative singular neuter unclǣne strong accusative singular masculine unclǣnne strong accusative singular feminine unclǣne strong accusative singular neuter unclǣne -
unclean — unclean, impure
- opens the headword's definition
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unclean — impure, unclean, foul
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine unsȳfre strong nominative singular feminine unsȳfru, unsȳfro strong nominative singular neuter unsȳfre strong accusative singular masculine unsȳferne strong accusative singular feminine unsȳfre strong accusative singular neuter unsȳfre -
unclean — impure, unclean
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine unsȳferlīċ strong nominative singular feminine unsȳferlīċ, unsȳferlīċu, unsȳferlīċo strong nominative singular neuter unsȳferlīċ strong accusative singular masculine unsȳferlīcne strong accusative singular feminine unsȳferlīċe strong accusative singular neuter unsȳferlīċ
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “unclean” 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 “unclean”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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