Old English · noun
ganot
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈɡɑ.not/
- Syllables
- ˈɡɑ · not (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- gannetfen-ducksea-birdwaterfowlswanfen
Meaning
-
gannet (sea-bird)
Hwīlum ylfete song dyde iċ mē tō gomene, ganetes hlēoþor ond huilpan swēġ fore hleahtor wera, mǣw singende fore medodrince.
Sometimes I made the swan song as a mirth to myself, the gannet’s speech and the hwilp’s noise instead of laugher of men, the singing seagull instead of a mead-drink.
10th century, The Seafarer: -
waterfowl, especially a fen-duck or swan
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ganut, related to Proto-Germanic *ganzô (“gander”), see also Dutch gent (“gander”).
Descendants
gannet
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