Modern English → Old English
Old English word for whale
5 headwords match “whale”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 5 strongest follow; hwæl ranks first.
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whale — whale
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hwæl genitive singular hwæles dative singular hwæle accusative singular hwæl nominative plural hwalas genitive plural hwala -
whale — a small whale or large delphinid
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hran genitive singular hranes dative singular hrane accusative singular hran nominative plural hranas genitive plural hrana -
whale — whaling
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hwælhuntoþ genitive singular hwælhuntoþes dative singular hwælhuntoþe accusative singular hwælhuntoþ nominative plural hwælhuntoþas genitive plural hwælhuntoþa -
whale — a large whale
- appears in the definition
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whale — The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hranfisċ genitive singular hranfisċes dative singular hranfisċe accusative singular hranfisċ nominative plural hranfiscas genitive plural hranfisca
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “whale” 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 “whale”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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