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== Nynorn == | == Nynorn == | ||
=== Etymology === | === Etymology === | ||
| − | Maybe from {{der|non|fo|kantur}}, maybe from Danish ''kant'', from German ''Kante'', from French ''cant'' (“corner”), from Latin ''canthus'' (“ring, wheel”). | + | <s>Maybe from {{der|non|fo|kantur}}, maybe from Danish ''kant'', from German ''Kante'', from French ''cant'' (“corner”), from Latin ''canthus'' (“ring, wheel”).</s> |
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| + | === Shetland use === | ||
| + | {{Jakobsen/s}}†'''kant''' [ka‘nt], {{nornabr|sb.|substantive}}, 1) ''edge; corner;'' ''side;'' der wer no a great '''k.''' upo de boat, ''the boat was not very deeply'' ''or heavily loaded'' ({{nornabr|Fe.|Fetlar}}). 2) ''(right'' ''or wrong) way of treating a person'' ''or thing, way of executing'' ''something;'' upo de wrang '''k.''', ''in'' ''the wrong manner,'' upon a wrang '''k.''', wi’ a wrang '''k.''', ''in a wrong'' ''manner'' ({{nornabr|Sa.|Sandness}}). 3) ''humour; spirits;'' he was upo de wrang '''k.''' dis mornin’, ''he was in bad humour'' ({{nornabr|prop.}} ''on the wrong side) this morning'' ({{nornabr|Sa.|Sandness}}). Recent word. {{nornabr|No.}}, {{nornabr|Da.}}, {{nornabr|Sw.}} kant, {{nornabr|m.|masculine}} and {{nornabr|c.|common gender}} {{nornabr|Eng.}} obsolete and {{nornabr|dial.|dialect}}: cant, {{nornabr|sb.|substantive}}, ''edge; angle.''{{Jakobsen/e}} | ||
=== Pronunciation === | === Pronunciation === | ||
Latest revision as of 21:11, 31 July 2021
Nynorn
Etymology
Maybe from Faroese kantur, maybe from Danish kant, from German Kante, from French cant (“corner”), from Latin canthus (“ring, wheel”).
Shetland use
- An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)
- Jakobsen, Jakob
†kant [ka‘nt], sb., 1) edge; corner; side; der wer no a great k. upo de boat, the boat was not very deeply or heavily loaded (Fe.). 2) (right or wrong) way of treating a person or thing, way of executing something; upo de wrang k., in the wrong manner, upon a wrang k., wi’ a wrang k., in a wrong manner (Sa.). 3) humour; spirits; he was upo de wrang k. dis mornin’, he was in bad humour (prop. on the wrong side) this morning (Sa.). Recent word. No., Da., Sw. kant, m. and c. Eng. obsolete and dial.: cant, sb., edge; angle.
Pronunciation
IPA:
Alternate Forms
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Noun
- kant
- edge
Inflection
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Synonyms
(none known)