hune
See also: Hune and Hüne
French
Etymology
From Middle French hune, from Old French hune, a borrowing from Old Norse húnn, from Proto-Germanic *hūnaz. Cognate with English hune, hound (“foretop”).
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /yn/
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Noun
hune f (plural hunes)
- (nautical) foretop
Further reading
- “hune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.