hnutu
Icelandic
Verb
hnutu
- third-person plural active past indicative of hnjóta
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hnut, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-. Cognate with Old High German nuz, Old Norse hnot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxnu.tu/, [ˈn̥u.tu]
Noun
hnutu f
- 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.
Declension
Strong consonant stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hnutu | hnyte |
| accusative | hnutu | hnyte |
| genitive | hnyte, hnute | hnuta |
| dative | hnyte | hnutum |
Derived terms
- eorþhnutu (“earthnut”)
- hæslhnutu (“hazelnut”)
- hnutbēam (“nut tree”)
- hnutsċiell (“nutshell”)
- pīnhnutu (“pinenut”)
- wealhhnutu (“walnut”)