diff --git a/src/components/DataEntry/ExistingDataTable/ImmutableExistingData.tsx b/src/components/DataEntry/ExistingDataTable/ImmutableExistingData.tsx
index cfe67a86e5..259c8ff10e 100644
--- a/src/components/DataEntry/ExistingDataTable/ImmutableExistingData.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DataEntry/ExistingDataTable/ImmutableExistingData.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 import { Grid } from "@mui/material";
-import { ReactElement } from "react";
+import { CSSProperties, ReactElement } from "react";
 
 import { Gloss } from "api/models";
 import { TypographyWithFont } from "utilities/fontComponents";
 
+/** Style with a top dotted line if the index isn't 0. */
+function TopStyle(index: number, style?: "solid" | "dotted"): CSSProperties {
+  return index ? { borderTopStyle: style ?? "solid", borderTopWidth: 1 } : {};
+}
+
 interface ImmutableExistingDataProps {
-  gloss: Gloss;
+  glosses: Gloss[];
+  index: number;
   vernacular: string;
 }
 
-/**
- * Displays a word users cannot edit any more
- */
+/** Displays a word-sense that the user cannot edit. */
 export default function ImmutableExistingData(
   props: ImmutableExistingDataProps
 ): ReactElement {
@@ -19,13 +23,8 @@ export default function ImmutableExistingData(
     <Grid container wrap="nowrap" justifyContent="space-around">
       <Grid
         item
+        style={{ ...TopStyle(props.index), position: "relative" }}
         xs={5}
-        key={"vernacular_" + props.vernacular}
-        style={{
-          borderBottomStyle: "dotted",
-          borderBottomWidth: 1,
-          position: "relative",
-        }}
       >
         <TypographyWithFont variant="body1" vernacular>
           {props.vernacular}
@@ -33,21 +32,20 @@ export default function ImmutableExistingData(
       </Grid>
       <Grid
         item
+        style={{ ...TopStyle(props.index), position: "relative" }}
         xs={5}
-        key={"gloss_" + props.gloss.def}
-        style={{
-          borderBottomStyle: "dotted",
-          borderBottomWidth: 1,
-          position: "relative",
-        }}
       >
-        <TypographyWithFont
-          analysis
-          lang={props.gloss.language}
-          variant="body1"
-        >
-          {props.gloss.def}
-        </TypographyWithFont>
+        {props.glosses.map((g, i) => (
+          <TypographyWithFont
+            analysis
+            key={i}
+            lang={g.language}
+            style={TopStyle(i, "dotted")}
+            variant="body1"
+          >
+            {g.def}
+          </TypographyWithFont>
+        ))}
       </Grid>
     </Grid>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/DataEntry/ExistingDataTable/index.tsx b/src/components/DataEntry/ExistingDataTable/index.tsx
index 6404450829..0888c13f07 100644
--- a/src/components/DataEntry/ExistingDataTable/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DataEntry/ExistingDataTable/index.tsx
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ export default function ExistingDataTable(
 
   const list = (): ReactElement => (
     <List style={{ minWidth: "300px" }}>
-      {props.domainWords.map((domainWord) => (
+      {props.domainWords.map((w, i) => (
         <ImmutableExistingData
-          key={`${domainWord.wordGuid}-${domainWord.senseGuid}`}
-          gloss={domainWord.gloss}
-          vernacular={domainWord.vernacular}
+          glosses={w.glosses}
+          index={i}
+          key={`${w.wordGuid}-${w.senseGuid}`}
+          vernacular={w.vernacular}
         />
       ))}
     </List>
diff --git a/src/components/DataEntry/ExistingDataTable/tests/ImmutableExistingData.test.tsx b/src/components/DataEntry/ExistingDataTable/tests/ImmutableExistingData.test.tsx
index 8e0703af83..a4e4b93f13 100644
--- a/src/components/DataEntry/ExistingDataTable/tests/ImmutableExistingData.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DataEntry/ExistingDataTable/tests/ImmutableExistingData.test.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
-import renderer from "react-test-renderer";
+import { act, create } from "react-test-renderer";
 
 import ImmutableExistingData from "components/DataEntry/ExistingDataTable/ImmutableExistingData";
 import { newGloss } from "types/word";
 
 describe("ImmutableExistingData", () => {
-  it("render without crashing", () => {
-    renderer.act(() => {
-      renderer.create(
-        <ImmutableExistingData gloss={newGloss()} vernacular={""} />
+  it("renders", async () => {
+    await act(async () => {
+      create(
+        <ImmutableExistingData
+          glosses={[newGloss()]}
+          index={0}
+          vernacular={""}
+        />
       );
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/components/DataEntry/index.tsx b/src/components/DataEntry/index.tsx
index 8bc04848ec..6b37c8e8d0 100644
--- a/src/components/DataEntry/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DataEntry/index.tsx
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ import AppBar from "components/AppBar/AppBarComponent";
 import DataEntryHeader from "components/DataEntry/DataEntryHeader";
 import DataEntryTable from "components/DataEntry/DataEntryTable";
 import ExistingDataTable from "components/DataEntry/ExistingDataTable";
-import {
-  filterWordsByDomain,
-  sortDomainWordsByVern,
-} from "components/DataEntry/utilities";
+import { filterWordsByDomain } from "components/DataEntry/utilities";
 import TreeView from "components/TreeView";
 import {
   closeTreeAction,
@@ -46,6 +43,10 @@ const paperStyle = {
 export default function DataEntry(): ReactElement {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 
+  const analysisLang = useAppSelector(
+    (state: StoreState) =>
+      state.currentProjectState.project.analysisWritingSystems[0].bcp47
+  );
   const { currentDomain, open } = useAppSelector(
     (state: StoreState) => state.treeViewState
   );
@@ -95,10 +96,11 @@ export default function DataEntry(): ReactElement {
   }, [domain, questionsVisible, updateHeight, windowWidth]);
 
   const returnControlToCaller = useCallback(async () => {
-    const words = filterWordsByDomain(await getFrontierWords(), id);
-    setDomainWords(sortDomainWordsByVern(words));
+    setDomainWords(
+      filterWordsByDomain(await getFrontierWords(), id, analysisLang)
+    );
     dispatch(closeTreeAction());
-  }, [dispatch, id]);
+  }, [analysisLang, dispatch, id]);
 
   return (
     <Grid container justifyContent="center" spacing={3} wrap={"nowrap"}>
diff --git a/src/components/DataEntry/tests/index.test.tsx b/src/components/DataEntry/tests/index.test.tsx
index a1f7f426ff..85a4ec1aff 100644
--- a/src/components/DataEntry/tests/index.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DataEntry/tests/index.test.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import DataEntry, {
   smallScreenThreshold,
   treeViewDialogId,
 } from "components/DataEntry";
+import { defaultState as currentProjectState } from "components/Project/ProjectReduxTypes";
 import { openTreeAction } from "components/TreeView/Redux/TreeViewActions";
 import {
   TreeViewAction,
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ async function renderDataEntry(
   spyOnUseWindowSize(windowWidth);
   await renderer.act(async () => {
     testHandle = renderer.create(
-      <Provider store={mockStore({ treeViewState })}>
+      <Provider store={mockStore({ currentProjectState, treeViewState })}>
         <DataEntry />
       </Provider>
     );
diff --git a/src/components/DataEntry/tests/utilities.test.ts b/src/components/DataEntry/tests/utilities.test.ts
index 5a72dcfe21..8b5c63f11f 100644
--- a/src/components/DataEntry/tests/utilities.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/DataEntry/tests/utilities.test.ts
@@ -1,46 +1,64 @@
-import { Status, Word } from "api/models";
+import { Sense, Status, Word } from "api/models";
 import {
   filterWordsByDomain,
   filterWordsWithSenses,
-  sortDomainWordsByVern,
 } from "components/DataEntry/utilities";
 import { newSemanticDomain } from "types/semanticDomain";
 import { DomainWord, newSense, simpleWord } from "types/word";
 
 const mockWord = simpleWord("vern", "gloss");
+const domainSense = (accessibility: Status, domainId?: string): Sense => {
+  const semanticDomains = [newSemanticDomain(domainId)];
+  return { ...newSense(), accessibility, semanticDomains };
+};
 
 describe("DataEntryComponent", () => {
   describe("filterWordsWithSenses", () => {
     it("returns empty Word Array when given empty Word Array.", () => {
-      const words: Word[] = [];
-      const expectedWords: Word[] = [];
-      expect(filterWordsWithSenses(words)).toEqual(expectedWords);
+      expect(filterWordsWithSenses([])).toEqual([]);
     });
 
     it("removes words with no Active/Protected sense.", () => {
       const words: Word[] = [
-        {
-          ...mockWord,
-          senses: [{ ...newSense(), accessibility: Status.Deleted }],
-        },
-        {
-          ...mockWord,
-          senses: [{ ...newSense(), accessibility: Status.Duplicate }],
-        },
+        { ...mockWord, senses: [domainSense(Status.Deleted)] },
+        { ...mockWord, senses: [domainSense(Status.Duplicate)] },
       ];
       expect(filterWordsWithSenses(words)).toHaveLength(0);
     });
 
     it("keeps words with an Active/Protected sense.", () => {
       const words: Word[] = [
-        mockWord,
-        {
-          ...mockWord,
-          senses: [{ ...newSense(), accessibility: Status.Protected }],
-        },
+        { ...mockWord, senses: [domainSense(Status.Active)] },
+        { ...mockWord, senses: [domainSense(Status.Protected)] },
       ];
       expect(filterWordsWithSenses(words)).toHaveLength(2);
     });
+
+    it("removes words with inactive sense even in specified domain.", () => {
+      const domId = "domain-id";
+      const words: Word[] = [
+        { ...mockWord, senses: [domainSense(Status.Deleted, domId)] },
+        { ...mockWord, senses: [domainSense(Status.Duplicate, domId)] },
+      ];
+      expect(filterWordsWithSenses(words, domId)).toHaveLength(0);
+    });
+
+    it("removes words with sense in wrong domain.", () => {
+      const words: Word[] = [
+        { ...mockWord, senses: [domainSense(Status.Active, "one wrong")] },
+        { ...mockWord, senses: [domainSense(Status.Protected, "other wrong")] },
+      ];
+      expect(filterWordsWithSenses(words, "right one")).toHaveLength(0);
+    });
+
+    it("keeps words with an Active/Protected sense in specified domain.", () => {
+      const domId = "domain-id";
+      const words: Word[] = [
+        { ...mockWord, senses: [domainSense(Status.Active, domId)] },
+        { ...mockWord, senses: [domainSense(Status.Protected, domId)] },
+      ];
+      expect(filterWordsWithSenses(words, domId)).toHaveLength(2);
+    });
   });
 
   describe("filterWordsByDomain", () => {
@@ -83,18 +101,4 @@ describe("DataEntryComponent", () => {
       ).toStrictEqual([new DomainWord(expectedWord, senseIndex)]);
     });
   });
-
-  describe("sortDomainWordByVern", () => {
-    it("sorts words alphabetically.", () => {
-      const words = [mockWord, mockWord, mockWord].map(
-        (w) => new DomainWord(w)
-      );
-      words[0].vernacular = "Always";
-      words[1].vernacular = "Be";
-      words[2].vernacular = "?character";
-
-      const expectedList: DomainWord[] = [words[2], words[0], words[1]];
-      expect(sortDomainWordsByVern([...words])).toStrictEqual(expectedList);
-    });
-  });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/DataEntry/utilities.ts b/src/components/DataEntry/utilities.ts
index b9d438a0e2..1d641ae770 100644
--- a/src/components/DataEntry/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/components/DataEntry/utilities.ts
@@ -1,39 +1,51 @@
-import { Status, Word } from "api/models";
+import { Sense, Status, Word } from "api/models";
 import { DomainWord } from "types/word";
 
-/** Filter out words that do not have at least 1 active sense */
-export function filterWordsWithSenses(words: Word[]): Word[] {
+/** Checks whether a sense is active
+ * (and in the specified domain if domainId is provided). */
+function isActiveInDomain(sense: Sense, domainId?: string): boolean {
+  return (
+    (!domainId || !!sense.semanticDomains.find((d) => d.id === domainId)) &&
+    // The undefined is for Statuses created before .accessibility was required.
+    [Status.Active, Status.Protected, undefined].includes(sense.accessibility)
+  );
+}
+
+/** Filter out words that do not have at least 1 active sense
+ * (and in the specified domain if domainId is provided). */
+export function filterWordsWithSenses(
+  words: Word[],
+  domainId?: string
+): Word[] {
   return words.filter((w) =>
-    w.senses.find((s) =>
-      [Status.Active, Status.Protected].includes(s.accessibility)
-    )
+    w.senses.find((s) => isActiveInDomain(s, domainId))
   );
 }
 
+/** Filter out sense's glosses with empty def
+ * (and if lang is specified, put glosses in that lang first). */
+function filterGlosses(sense: Sense, lang?: string): Sense {
+  const glosses = sense.glosses.filter((g) => g.def.trim());
+  if (lang) {
+    glosses.sort((a, b) => +(b.language === lang) - +(a.language === lang));
+  }
+  return { ...sense, glosses };
+}
+
 export function filterWordsByDomain(
   words: Word[],
-  domainId: string
+  domainId: string,
+  lang?: string
 ): DomainWord[] {
   const domainWords: DomainWord[] = [];
-  for (const currentWord of words) {
-    const senses = currentWord.senses.filter((s) =>
-      // The undefined is for Statuses created before .accessibility was required in the frontend.
-      [Status.Active, Status.Protected, undefined].includes(s.accessibility)
+  const wordsInDomain = filterWordsWithSenses(words, domainId);
+  wordsInDomain.sort((a, b) => a.vernacular.localeCompare(b.vernacular));
+  for (const w of wordsInDomain) {
+    domainWords.push(
+      ...w.senses
+        .filter((s) => isActiveInDomain(s, domainId))
+        .map((s) => new DomainWord({ ...w, senses: [filterGlosses(s, lang)] }))
     );
-    for (const sense of senses) {
-      if (sense.semanticDomains.map((dom) => dom.id).includes(domainId)) {
-        // Only the first gloss is shown, and no definitions.
-        domainWords.push(new DomainWord({ ...currentWord, senses: [sense] }));
-      }
-    }
   }
   return domainWords;
 }
-
-export function sortDomainWordsByVern(words: DomainWord[]): DomainWord[] {
-  return words.sort(
-    (a, b) =>
-      a.vernacular.localeCompare(b.vernacular) ||
-      a.gloss.def.localeCompare(b.gloss.def)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/types/word.ts b/src/types/word.ts
index 68e0230423..c82dd30191 100644
--- a/src/types/word.ts
+++ b/src/types/word.ts
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ export class DomainWord {
   wordGuid: string;
   vernacular: string;
   senseGuid: string;
-  gloss: Gloss;
+  glosses: Gloss[];
 
-  constructor(word: Word, senseIndex = 0, glossIndex = 0) {
+  constructor(word: Word, senseIndex = 0) {
     const sense = word.senses[senseIndex] ?? newSense();
-    this.gloss = sense.glosses[glossIndex] ?? newGloss();
     this.wordGuid = word.guid;
     this.vernacular = word.vernacular;
     this.senseGuid = sense.guid;
+    this.glosses = sense.glosses;
   }
 }