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nød.

nut (a fruit consisting of a hard, dry, lipid-rich seed usually contained within a hard shell)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/nød/[nøðˀ]
  1. nut (a fruit consisting of a hard, dry, lipid-rich seed usually contained within a hard shell) nut (the edible seed of such a fruit)

    broadly · common-gender
  2. nut (a fruit consisting of a hard, dry, lipid-rich seed usually contained within a hard shell) wood of the walnut tree

    broadly · common-gender
    møbler i nøddetræ
  3. a true nut

    common-gender
  4. head

    common-gender · informal
  5. a dumb or stupid person, an idiot

    common-gender
  6. breasts — see entry nødder

    common-gender · plural · plural-only · slang
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hnot (“nut”), from Proto-Germanic *hnuts.

noun/nøːd/[nøðˀ]
  1. distress

    common-gender · no-plural
  2. need, necessity

    common-gender · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse nauð, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.

noun/nød/[nøˀð]
  1. cattle

    archaic · dialectal · neuter
  2. a stupid or lazy person

    archaic · derogatory · dialectal · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish nøt, from Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic *nautą.

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