Canute

//kəˈn(j)uːt// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from the Germanic languages used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century. historical
  2. 2
    Canute the Great, king of England, Denmark and Norway.
  3. 3
    A town in Oklahoma.

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canute great

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"Thereafter King Canute never wore the golden crown on his neck, but placed it on the image of the crucified Lord, in eternal praise of God the great king. By whose mercy may the soul of King Canute enjoy rest."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Canut, from Anglo-Norman *Canut, Kenut (compare Medieval Latin Canūtus), from Old Norse Knútr, possibly originally a byname meaning "knot".

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