krudt

Danish

Etymology

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

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

Noun

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

gunpowder, powder
pep, go (energy)

Declension

Declension of krudt

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

References

“krudt” in Den Danske Ordbog

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