Modern English → Old English
Old English word for zeal
7 headwords match “zeal”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 7 strongest follow; elnung ranks first.
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zeal — zeal
- opens the headword's definition
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zeal — desire, longing; zeal, eagerness, diligence, earnestness, earnest endeavor
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular nēod genitive singular nēode dative singular nēode accusative singular nēode nominative plural nēoda, nēode genitive plural nēoda -
zeal — mind
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular mōd genitive singular mōdes dative singular mōde accusative singular mōd nominative plural mōd genitive plural mōda -
zeal — jealousy, envy
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine ǣfest strong nominative singular feminine ǣfest strong nominative singular neuter ǣfest strong accusative singular masculine ǣfestne strong accusative singular feminine ǣfeste strong accusative singular neuter ǣfest -
zeal — offense, insult
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular æfþanc genitive singular æfþances dative singular æfþance accusative singular æfþanc nominative plural æfþancas genitive plural æfþanca -
zeal — fury
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hātheortnes genitive singular hātheortnesse dative singular hātheortnesse accusative singular hātheortnesse nominative plural hātheortnessa, hātheortnesse genitive plural hātheortnessa -
zeal — envy, jealousy; a grudge, enmity
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular anda genitive singular andan dative singular andan accusative singular andan nominative plural andan genitive plural andena
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “zeal” 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 “zeal”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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