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Old English · noun

granu

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈɡrɑ.nu/
Syllables
ˈɡrɑ · nu (2 syllables)
Modern English
moustachenoosesnare

granu1 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. moustache

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of granu
SingularPlural
Nominative granugranagrane
Accusative granegranagrane
Genitive granegrana
Dative granegranum

granu2 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. snare, noose

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of granu
SingularPlural
Nominative granugranagrane
Accusative granegranagrane
Genitive granegrana
Dative granegranum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *granō (“awn, beard-hair, hair-tips, moustache”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrān- (“edge, end, tip”). Cognate with Old High German grana (“beardhair, moustache”), Old Norse grǫn (“beardhair, moustache, lip”).

From a metathesis of Proto-West Germanic *garnu, from Proto-Germanic *garnō (“gut, intestines”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- (“intestines”).

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