gaut

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See also: Gaut, Gäut, and gå ut

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gautr (Geat), from Proto-Germanic *gautaz. Cognate with the Swedish name element göt.

Noun

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gaut m (definite singular gauten, indefinite plural gautar, definite plural gautane)

  1. (chiefly historical) Geat

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Old French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Frankish *walþu.[1] Cognate with English wold and weald.

Noun

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gaut oblique singularf (oblique plural gauz or gautz, nominative singular gaut, nominative plural gauz or gautz)

  1. forest, woods, woodland

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References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “wald”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 17: Germanismes: S–Z, page 486