eorþhnutu

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *erþōhnuts. Equivalent to eorþ (“earth”) +‎ hnutu (“nut”). Cognate with Old High German erdnuz and Old Norse jarðhnot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe͜orθˌxnu.tu/, [ˈe͜orˠθˌn̥u.tu]

Noun

eorþhnutu f

  1. earthnut

Declension

Strong consonant stem:

singular plural
nominative eorþhnutu eorþhnyte
accusative eorþhnutu eorþhnyte
genitive eorþhnyte, eorþhnute eorþhnuta
dative eorþhnyte eorþhnutum

Descendants

  • Middle English: erthenote

References

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