knut
Proper noun A male given name of historical significance, specifically referring to Canute the Great, a Viking king who ruled over a North Sea Empire in the 11th century. The name is an early English form of the Old Norse name Knútr, meaning "knot."
This word is used almost exclusively as a historical reference to the king. * Knut was a powerful ruler of England, Denmark, and Norway. * The reign of Knut marked a period of relative stability in England.
- "Knut the Great": The most common appellation to distinguish this historical figure.
- Knut the Great established a code of laws known as Cnut's law.
- Canute: The more common Latinized/Anglicized spelling of the same name.
- The story of King Canute and the tide is a famous legend.
- Cnut: Another common modern English spelling.
- Cnut succeeded his father, Sweyn Forkbeard.
- Canute the Great
- Cnut
The word "knut" (lowercase) is an archaic or dialectal term for a knot, but this usage is obsolete. In modern contexts, "Knut" capitalized is understood solely as the historical name. The provided reference definition focuses on his specific historical role as king.
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king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035)
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