- þræcwudu
- m (-a/-a) spear
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cwudu — n ( wes/ ) what is chewed, cud; resin of trees; hwít cwudu chewing gum, mastic … Old to modern English dictionary
Cud — (k[u^]d), n. [AS. cudu, cwudu,cwidu,cweodo, of uncertain origin; cf, G. k[ o]der bait, Icel. kvi[eth]r womb, Goth. qi[thorn]us. Cf. {Quid}.] 1. That portion of food which is brought up into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To chew the cud — Cud Cud (k[u^]d), n. [AS. cudu, cwudu,cwidu,cweodo, of uncertain origin; cf, G. k[ o]der bait, Icel. kvi[eth]r womb, Goth. qi[thorn]us. Cf. {Quid}.] 1. That portion of food which is brought up into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cud — noun Etymology: Middle English cudde, from Old English cwudu; akin to Old High German kuti glue, Sanskrit jatu gum Date: before 12th century 1. food brought up into the mouth by a ruminating animal from its first stomach to be chewed again 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
quid — I. noun (plural quid; also quids) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1688 British a pound sterling II. noun Etymology: English dialect, cud, from Middle English quide, from Old English cwidu, cwudu more at cud … New Collegiate Dictionary
cudu — see cwudu … Old to modern English dictionary
cweodu — see cwudu … Old to modern English dictionary
cud — [kʌd] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: cwudu] food that a cow or similar animal has chewed, swallowed, and brought back into its mouth to chew a second time ▪ a cow chewing its cud … Dictionary of contemporary English
cud — (n.) O.E. cudu cud, earlier cwudu, common Germanic (Cf. O.N. kvaða resin, O.H.G. quiti glue, Ger. Kitt putty ); perhaps from PIE root *gwet resin, gum … Etymology dictionary
gʷet-1 — gʷet 1 English meaning: resin Deutsche Übersetzung: “Harz” Material: O.Ind. játu n. “Lack, Gummi”; Lat. bitūmen “Erdharz, Erdpech” (Osc. Umbr. or Celt. Lw.); betulla “birch” (Gaul. Lw.), M.Ir. be(i)the (*betu̯i̯ü) “buxus”, Welsh… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
