hnutu

Icelandic

Verb

hnutu

  1. third-person plural active past indicative of hnjóta

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-. Compare Old High German nuz (German Nuss), West Frisian nút, Dutch noot, Old Norse hnot (Danish nød, Swedish nöt, Icelandic hnot).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhnutu/, [ˈhnutu]

Noun

hnutu f

  1. nut
    Ealla hnyte habbaþ hearde sċielle.
    All nuts have a hard shell.
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Lord"
      On þone ōðerne dæġ wæs Aarōnes ġierd ġemētt grōwende mid bōgum and blōwende and berende hnyte.
      The next day, Aaron's rod was found growing branches, and blooming, and bearing nuts.

Declension
Declension of hnutu (strong consonant stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hnutu hnyte
accusative hnutu hnyte
genitive hnyte, hnute hnuta
dative hnyte hnutum

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • eorþhnutu (earthnut)
  • hæslhnutu (hazelnut)
  • hnutbēam (nut tree)
  • hnutsċiell (nutshell)
  • pīnhnutu (pinenut)
  • wealhnutu (walnut)

Descendants
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