"Cnut" meaning in Old English

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Proper name

IPA: /knuːt/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse Knútr. Cognate with Danish Knud and English Canute. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ang|non|Knútr}} Borrowed from Old Norse Knútr, {{cog|da|Knud}} Danish Knud, {{cog|en|Canute}} English Canute Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Cnūt|sort=}} Cnūt m, {{ang-proper noun|m|head=Cnūt}} Cnūt m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|Cnut|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Cnut|Cnutas|Cnut|Cnutas|Cnutes|Cnuta|Cnute|Cnutum|num=sg|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: Cnūt [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Cnut [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Cnut [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Cnutes [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Cnute [dative, singular], - [dative, plural]
  1. a male given name
    Sense id: en-Cnut-ang-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Old English given names, Old English male given names, Individuals Disambiguation of Individuals: 56 44
  2. King Cnut of England
    Sense id: en-Cnut-ang-name-rOdHu0H1

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "Knout",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: Knout, Knut",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: Knout, Knut"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Cnut",
            "3": "Knut",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Cnut, Knut",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Cnut, Knut"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "Knútr"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Old Norse Knútr",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "Knud"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish Knud",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Canute"
      },
      "expansion": "English Canute",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old Norse Knútr. Cognate with Danish Knud and English Canute.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Cnūt",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cnut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cnut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cnutes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cnute",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "g5": "",
        "head": "Cnūt",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Cnūt m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "head": "Cnūt"
      },
      "expansion": "Cnūt m",
      "name": "ang-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Cnut",
        "num": "sg"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Cnut",
        "2": "Cnutas",
        "3": "Cnut",
        "4": "Cnutas",
        "5": "Cnutes",
        "6": "Cnuta",
        "7": "Cnute",
        "8": "Cnutum",
        "num": "sg",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Individuals",
          "orig": "ang:Individuals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-Cnut-ang-name-h8YdwBAs",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "King Cnut of England"
      ],
      "id": "en-Cnut-ang-name-rOdHu0H1",
      "links": [
        [
          "King",
          "King"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/knuːt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cnut"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
    "Old English masculine nouns",
    "Old English proper nouns",
    "Old English terms borrowed from Old Norse",
    "Old English terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ang:Individuals"
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "Knout",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: Knout, Knut",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: Knout, Knut"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Cnut",
            "3": "Knut",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Cnut, Knut",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Cnut, Knut"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "Knútr"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Old Norse Knútr",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "Knud"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish Knud",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Canute"
      },
      "expansion": "English Canute",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old Norse Knútr. Cognate with Danish Knud and English Canute.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Cnūt",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cnut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cnut",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cnutes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cnute",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "g5": "",
        "head": "Cnūt",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Cnūt m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "head": "Cnūt"
      },
      "expansion": "Cnūt m",
      "name": "ang-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Cnut",
        "num": "sg"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun-a-m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Cnut",
        "2": "Cnutas",
        "3": "Cnut",
        "4": "Cnutas",
        "5": "Cnutes",
        "6": "Cnuta",
        "7": "Cnute",
        "8": "Cnutum",
        "num": "sg",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English given names",
        "Old English male given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "King Cnut of England"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "King",
          "King"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/knuːt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cnut"
}

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