noþ

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See also: Noth, -noþ, and noth

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *nanþō (daring, boldness, presumption, temerity). Cognate with Old High German nand, related to Old English nēþan (to dare, to be bold, to presume), from Proto-Germanic *nanþijaną (to dare, to have courage), from Pre-Germanic *nent-. Related distantly to Old Irish néit (battle, combat).

Noun

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nōþ f

  1. daring, presumption
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See above, from Proto-Germanic *nanþaz (daring, courage). Only occurs in proper names. Cognate with Gothic *𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌸𐍃 (*nanþs) (in the name *𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌸𐍃 (*fardinanþs), Ferdinand). Possibly connected to -noþ.

Noun

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nōþ m

  1. daring, courage
Declension
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Derived terms
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