Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hrūtan, from Proto-Germanic *hrūtaną.

Cognate with Old Frisian rūta; Old Saxon hrūtan; Old High German rūzan, rūzzan (Middle High German rūzen); Old Norse hrjóta (Faroese rjóta, róta; Icelandic hrjóta; Elfdalian riuota).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxruː.tɑn/, [ˈr̥uː.tɑn]

Verb

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hrūtan

  1. to snore
  2. to make a noise

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: routen, roten