krudt

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed and clipped from Middle Low German (büssen)krūt, (bussen)krût (“gunpowder”), from büsse (“rifle”) +‎ krût (“spice, herb”), from Old Saxon krūd, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd (“herb, plant”). For the first element see Proto-West Germanic *buhsā.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /krut/, [ˈkʰʁ̥ud̥], [ˈkʰʁ̥od̥]

Noun[edit]

krudt n (singular definite krudtet, not used in plural form)

  1. gunpowder, powder
  2. pep, go (energy)

Declension[edit]

Declension of krudt
neuter
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative krudt krudtet
genitive krudts krudtets

References[edit]

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