hnocc

Old English

Etymology

Derived from Proto-West Germanic *hnukēn, from Proto-Germanic *hnukāną (“to be bent, flex”), possibly through Proto-West Germanic *hnokuk (diminutive noun), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knewg- (“to bend, pinch”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to pinch”). Compare Icelandic hnokki (“small hook on the end of a spindle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xnokk/, [n̥ok]
  • Rhymes: -okk

Noun

hnocc m

  1. (anatomy) penis

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hnocc hnoccas
accusative hnocc hnoccas
genitive hnocces hnocca
dative hnocce hnoccum
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