Modern English → Old English
Old English word for whelk
3 headwords match “whelk”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 3 strongest follow; weoloc ranks first.
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whelk — whelk
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular weoloc genitive singular weoloces dative singular weoloce accusative singular weoloc nominative plural weolocas genitive plural weoloca -
whelk — an inflamed swelling; pustule
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hwelca genitive singular hwelcan dative singular hwelcan accusative singular hwelcan nominative plural hwelcan genitive plural hwelcena -
whelk — of the reddish color derived from whelk snails; scarlet or purple
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine weolocrēad strong nominative singular feminine weolocrēad strong nominative singular neuter weolocrēad strong accusative singular masculine weolocrēadne strong accusative singular feminine weolocrēade strong accusative singular neuter weolocrēad
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “whelk” 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 “whelk”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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