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

Declension of eorþhnutu (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	eorþhnutu	eorþhnyte
accusative	eorþhnutu	eorþhnyte
genitive	eorþhnyte, eorþhnute	eorþhnuta
dative	eorþhnyte	eorþhnutum

Descendants

• Middle English: erthenote
  • English: earthnut

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “eorþhnutu”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.