stut
English
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *stuttijan. Cognate with German stützen (“to support”), Dutch stutten (“to support”), Danish støtte (“to support”), Norwegian støtte (“to support”), Swedish stötta (“to support”), Icelandic styðja (“to support”).
Alternative forms
- steet, stutt stuit, stoot, stout
Verb
stut (third-person singular simple present stuts, present participle stutting, simple past and past participle stutted)
- (Scotland, Northern England, transitive) To support, prop up.
- When the upper storey of the house was altered the roof had to be stutted up for the time being.
Noun
stut (plural stuts)
- (Scotland, Northern England) A support.
- These stuts buckled.
References
- The Dictionary of the Scots Language
- An historical dictionary
Etymology 2
From Middle English stutten (“to stammer, stop short”), from Old English *stuttan (“to stop short, stutter”), from Proto-Germanic *stutjaną (“to stammer, stop short”). Cognate with German stutzen (“to hesitate, stumble, stop short”).
Verb
stut (third-person singular simple present stuts, present participle stutting, simple past and past participle stutted)
- (obsolete) To stutter.
- a. 1529, John Skelton, The Tunning of Elenor Rumming
- Another brought a spycke Of a bacon flycke;
Her tonge was verye quycke,
But she spake somwhat thycke:
Her felow did stammer and stut
- a. 1529, John Skelton, The Tunning of Elenor Rumming
References
- stut in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- Utts, tuts
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse stútr. Cognate with Danish stud, Swedish stut, and English stot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stʉːt/
Noun
stut m (definite singular stuten, indefinite plural stuter, definite plural stutene)
- a bull
- Synonyms: okse, tyr
- Coordinate term: ku
References
- “stut” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams
- sutt, tust
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse stútr. Cognate with Danish stud, Swedish stut, and English stot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stʉːt/
Noun
stut m (definite singular stuten, indefinite plural stutar, definite plural stutane)
- a bull
- Synonyms: okse, tyr
- Coordinate term: ku
References
- “stut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- sutt, tust
Old English
Etymology
Unknown
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stuːt/
Noun
stūt m
- gnat, midge, biting fly
Declension
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | stūt | stūtas |
accusative | stūt | stūtas |
genitive | stūtes | stūta |
dative | stūte | stūtum |
Descendants
- Middle English: stout
- English: stout
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse stútr, from Proto-Germanic *stautōną. Cognate with Danish stud, Norwegian stut, and English stot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stʉːt/
Noun
stut c
- steer
Declension
Declension of stut | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | stut | stuten | stutar | stutarna |
Genitive | stuts | stutens | stutars | stutarnas |
Synonyms
- oxe
References
- stut in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stut in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
- tuts