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naut

naut

See also: năut, na̭ṷ̄t, -naut, and naut.

Icelandic

Noun

naut n (genitive singular nauts, nominative plural naut)

  1. bull
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Etymology 2

Verb

naut

  1. first-person singular active past indicative of njóta
  2. third-person singular active past indicative of njóta

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nautą, related to Old English nēat (whence English neat), Old High German nōz (whence dialectal German Noss).

Noun

naut n (genitive nauts, plural naut)

  1. bull

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Descendants

  • Danish: nød n (via Old East Norse dialect nöt)
  • Faroese: neyt n
  • Icelandic: naut n
  • Norwegian (nynorsk): naut n
  • Swedish: nöt n (via Old East Norse dialect nöt)

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