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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for until

7 headwords match “until”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 7 strongest follow; oþ ranks first.

  1. 1

    oþ

    score 12

    conjunction

    until — until

    • opens the headword's definition
  2. 2

    oþþæt

    score 12

    conjunction

    until — until

    • opens the headword's definition
  3. 3

    til

    score 8

    adjective · 13 inflected forms

    until — to, until, unto

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine til
    strong nominative singular feminine tilu, tilo
    strong nominative singular neuter til
    strong accusative singular masculine tilne
    strong accusative singular feminine tile
    strong accusative singular neuter til
  4. 4

    ær

    score 6

    adjective · 10 inflected forms

    until — before, (in negative sentences) until

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine ǣr
    strong nominative singular feminine ǣr
    strong nominative singular neuter ǣr
    strong accusative singular masculine ǣrne
    strong accusative singular feminine ǣre
    strong accusative singular neuter ǣr
  5. 5

    þenden

    score 5

    adverb

    until — meanwhile, while

  6. 6

    score 4

    preposition

    until — Runic spelling of til (“to, until”)

    • appears in the definition
  7. 7

    ongean-

    score 3

    prefix

    until — towards; against, opposite to

How this ranking works

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