scrutnung

Old English

Alternative forms

  • sċrūdnung

Etymology

Likely from Old High German scrodon, scruton (“inquiry, investigation”) (+ -ung), from Proto-Germanic *skrūdą, said to have come from Proto-Indo-European *skrew-. Related to Old English sċrūtnian (“to examine, scrutinize, consider, investigate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃruːt.nunɡ/, [ˈʃruːt.nuŋɡ]

Noun

sċrūtnung f (nominative plural sċrūtnunga)

  1. an examination, investigation, inquiry, search

References

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