cruut

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

  • cruud

Etymology

From Old Dutch krūd, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd.

Noun

cruut n

  1. plant, vegetation, herb (as opposed to a tree)
  2. edible plant, vegetable
  3. medicinal plant

Declension

Strong neuter noun
singular plural
nominative cruut cruut, crude
accusative cruut cruut, crude
genitive cruuts crude
dative crude cruden


Descendants

  • Dutch: kruid
    • Afrikaans: kruid
    • Negerhollands: kruid
  • Dutch: kruit
  • Limburgish: kroed

Further reading

  • “cruut”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “cruut”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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