prætt

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *prattuz (“boastful talk; deceit, cunning, trick”). Cognate with Middle Dutch perte (“trick, stratagem”), Old West Norse prettr (Norwegian prette (“trick”)).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

prætt m

  1. trick, prank, practical joke

Declension[edit]

Declension of prætt (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative prætt prattas
accusative prætt prattas
genitive prættes pratta
dative prætte prattum

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: prat
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