spjut

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

spjut n (definite singular spjutet, indefinite plural spjut, definite plural spjuta or spjutene)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1981; superseded by spyd

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse spjót, from Proto-Germanic *speutą. Probably influenced by Old Swedish spiūt and Old Danish spiūt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spjʉːt/

Noun

spjut n (definite singular spjutet, indefinite plural spjut, definite plural spjuta)

  1. (weaponry) a spear
  2. (athletics) a javelin
  3. (food) a skewer

Derived terms

References

  • “spjut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “spjut” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
  • “spjot” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
  • “spjut”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish spiūt, from Proto-Germanic *speutą. Compare Old Icelandic spjót.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspjʉːt/, [ˈs̪pjʉ̟ːt̪]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʉːt

Noun

spjut n

  1. a spear, a javelin (long stick with a sharp tip)
    Hon kastade ett spjut mot oss
    She threw a spear at us
  2. (athletics) javelin throw
    Synonym: spjutkastning
    tävla i spjut
    compete in javelin throw

Declension

Declension of spjut
nominative genitive
singular indefinite spjut spjuts
definite spjutet spjutets
plural indefinite spjut spjuts
definite spjuten spjutens

Derived terms

References

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