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Old English · noun

gnætt

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ɡnætt/
[ɡnæt]
Syllables
ɡnætt (1 syllable)
Modern English
gnatflyinginsectmidge

Meaning

  1. a small flying insect or midge; gnat

    Gnættas cōmon ofer eall þæt land.

    Gnats came over all the land.

    c. 900, the Old English Orosius

Declension

Declension of gnætt
SingularPlural
Nominative gnættgnættas
Accusative gnættgnættas
Genitive gnættesgnætta
Dative gnættegnættum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gnatt, from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz (“gnat”).

Descendants

gnat

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