hnocc

Old English

Etymology

Derived from Proto-West Germanic *hnukēn, from Proto-Germanic *hnukāną (“to be bent, flex”), possibly through Proto-West Germanic *hnokuk (diminutive noun), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knewg- (“to bend, pinch”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to pinch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xnokk/, [n̥ok]

Noun

hnocc m

1. (anatomy) penis

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hnocc	hnoccas
accusative	hnocc	hnoccas
genitive	hnocces	hnocca
dative	hnocce	hnoccum

Related terms

• ġehnycned