Dictionary:fud

Nynorn

Etymology

From Old Norse fótr (ONP)

Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

fudin [fūdin, fudin], sb., a cat, tabu-name, sea-term, used by fishermen. C., Wests., Nm. (Nm^w.). Y. (Y^h.). “fūdin”, with a long u, is reported from Conn.; otherwise comm. “fudin” with a short u. The word is also noted down as: a) fudiin [fudꞏꞏiɩnꞏ, fudꞏꞏiənꞏ]: M.Roe, U^wg.; b) fjodin [fjȯdin]: W.; c) futin, futen: Yⁿ. [futɩn], Wests. occas., Nm. occas., De. [futən]; d) futer [futər]: Wests. occas., Nm. occas.; e) futek [futək] (locality uncertain). — Prob.: *fótingr = *fœtingr in sense of light-foot, derived from O.N. fótr, m., a foot. Other forms, such as fittin [fətin] (L., N., etc., Fo. occas.), fitter [fətər] and “four-fitter” (Papa St., etc.) are, with regard to the vowel-sound, influenced by L.Sc. “fit”, sb., foot. For fittek, fitter, as a sea-term, tabu-name, for mouse, see under fotlin, sb.

Pronunciation

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Alternate Forms

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Noun

fud

1. foot

Inflection

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Synonyms

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