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Modern English → Old English

Old English word for within

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

  1. 1

    wiþinnan

    score 21

    adverb

    within — within

    • opens the headword's definition
  2. 2

    innan

    score 12

    adverb

    within — within

    • opens the headword's definition
  3. 3

    binnan

    score 12

    preposition

    within — within

    • opens the headword's definition
  4. 4

    inweard

    score 12

    adjective · 10 inflected forms

    within — within

    • opens the headword's definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    strong nominative singular masculine inweard
    strong nominative singular feminine inweard
    strong nominative singular neuter inweard
    strong accusative singular masculine inweardne
    strong accusative singular feminine inwearde
    strong accusative singular neuter inweard
  5. 5

    mynsterlif

    score 7

    noun, neuter · strong a-stem · 3 inflected forms

    within — monastic life; life within a monastery

    • appears in the definition
    • has a full inflection table
    Paradigm summary
    nominative singular mynsterlīf
    genitive singular mynsterlīfes
    dative singular mynsterlīfe
    accusative singular mynsterlīf

How this ranking works

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