hyrnetu

Old English

Alternative forms

• hurnitu, hyrnet, hyrnette, hyrnytt

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hurnutu (“hornet”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxyr.ne.tu/, [ˈhyrˠ.ne.tu]

Noun

hyrnetu f

1. hornet

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hyrnetu	hyrneta, hyrnete
accusative	hyrnete	hyrneta, hyrnete
genitive	hyrnete	hyrneta
dative	hyrnete	hyrnetum

Descendants

• Middle English: hernet
  • English: hornet
  • Scots: hornet