hnutu

Icelandic

Verb

hnutu

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

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

eorþhnutu (earthnut)
hæslhnutu (hazelnut)
hnutbēam (nut tree)

hnutsċiell (nutshell)
pīnhnutu (pinenut)
wealhnutu (walnut)

Descendants

Middle English: nute, note
- English: nut