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Old English · adjective

uncuþ

Normalised uncūþ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈunˌkuːθ/
Syllables
ˈun · ˌkuːθ (2 syllables)
Modern English
unknownuncouthunfamiliar

Meaning

  1. unknown

  2. unfamiliar, strange

Declension

All forms (10)

Etymology

From un- + cūþ, from Proto-Germanic *unkunþaz.

Descendants

uncouth

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