Dictionary:kant

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

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Alternate Forms

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Noun

kant

1. edge

Inflection

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Synonyms

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