Cnut

English

Etymology

From Middle English Knout, from Old English Cnut, from Old Norse Knútr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈnuːt/

Proper noun

Cnut

1. A male given name from Old Norse, a historical spelling of Canute (Scandinavian Knut) in historical context.

Derived terms

• Cnutian

Anagrams

• cunt, unct

Old Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Knútr. Cognate with Old English Cnūt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈn)uːt/

Proper noun

Cnūt m

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Cnūt (masculine a-stem noun - no plural)

case	singular
nominative	Cnūt
accusative	Cnūt
genitive	Cnūtes
dative	Cnūte

Further reading

• Names in the Low Countries before 1150 (en + nl) by Kees Nieuwenhuijsen Living History Studies (2012).

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Knútr. Cognate with Danish Knud and English Canute.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knuːt/

Proper noun

Cnūt m

1. a male given name
   • variously c. 10th century CE to early 16th century, Walter de Gray Birch, F.S.A., editor, Liber Vitae: Register and Martyrology of New Minster and Hyde Abbey, Winchester, London: Simpkin & Co., Limited, published 1892, page 57, line 22:

     Cnuti

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. King Cnut of England

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Cnut	—
accusative	Cnut	—
genitive	Cnutes	—
dative	Cnute	—

Descendants

• Middle English: Knout, Knut
• → English: Cnut, Knut