hont

See also: hònt

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ.

Noun

hont m

1. dog
2. (derogatory) despicable, worthless person

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• hondekin

Descendants

• Dutch: hond
  • Afrikaans: hond

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *hund (“hundred”), from Proto-Germanic *hundą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

Noun

hont n

1. an area of 100 square rods, approximately 0.14 hectares or 1400 m²

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: hond, hont

Further reading

• “hont (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “hont (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hont (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

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Occitan

Noun

hont m (plural honts)

1. spring, source