Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe smallest animal of a litter. · The smallest child in the family. · Undersized or stunted plant, animal or person. · An uninfluential or unimportant person; a nobody.
The OED classifies this word as "of obscure origin". Some see a connection to Middle Dutch runt (“ox”), but the OED considers this to be unlikely. Possibly connected to Icelandic hrotti meaning "brute".
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- Cognate mentionruntdum
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