hnutu

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Icelandic

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Verb

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hnutu

  1. third-person plural active past indicative of hnjóta

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hnut, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-. Cognate with Old High German nuz, Old Norse hnot.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxnu.tu/, [ˈn̥u.tu]

Noun

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hnutu f

  1. nut
    Ealla hnyte habbaþ hearde sċielle.
    All nuts have a hard shell.
    • c. 996, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Lord"
      On þone ōðerne dæġ wæs Aarones ġierd ġemēttu grōwendu mid bōgum and blōwendu and berendu hnyte.
      The next day, Aaron's rod was found growing branches, and blooming, and bearing nuts.

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: nute, note