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Webster 1913 Edition


Runt

Runt

,
Noun.
[Written also
rant
.]
[Scot.
runt
an old cow, an old, withered woman, a hardened stem or stalk, the trunk of a tree; cf. D.
rund
a bullock, an ox or cow, G.
rind
. Cf.
Rother
,
Adj.
]
1.
(Zool.)
Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; – applied particularly to domestic animals.
2.
(Zool.)
A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and carrier.
3.
A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; – used opprobriously.
Before I buy a bargain of such
runts
,
I’ll buy a college for bears, and live among 'em.
Beau. & Fl.
4.
The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Neither young poles nor old
runts
are durable.
Holland.

Webster 1828 Edition


Runt

RUNT

,
Noun.
[See Runnet.]
Any animal small below the natural or usual size of the species.
Of tame pigeons, are croppers, carriers and runts.

Definition 2024


runt

runt

English

Noun

runt (plural runts)

  1. The smallest animal of a litter.
  2. The smallest child in the family, as in "the runt of the family."
  3. Undersized or stunted plant, animal or person.
  4. (computing) An Ethernet packet that does not meet the medium's minimum packet size of 64 bytes.
  5. (typography) A single word (or portion of a hyphenated word) that appears as the last line of a paragraph.
  6. A breed of pigeon related to the carrier pigeon.
  7. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) A hardened stem or stalk of a plant.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
    Neither young poles nor old runts are durable. Holland.

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References

  1. Angus Stevenson (editor), Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 6th Edition (Oxford University Press, 2007, ISBN 9780199206872)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

runt

  1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of runnen
  2. (archaic) plural imperative of runnen

Anagrams


Faroese

Adjective

runt n, rundur m, rund f

  1. round

Declension

rundur a7
Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) rundur rund runt
Accusative (hvønnfall) rundan runda
Dative (hvørjumfall) rundum rundari rundum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (runds) (rundar/
rundrar)
(runds)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) rundir rundar rund
Accusative (hvønnfall) rundar
Dative (hvørjumfall) rundum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (runda
rundra)

Adverb

runt

  1. around

Old French

Adjective

runt m (oblique and nominative feminine singular runde)

  1. Alternative form of reont

Declension


Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

runt

  1. absolute indefinite neuter form of rund.

Adverb

runt

  1. around; aimlessly (about movement)
    gå runt
    walk around
  2. around; at random locations
  3. around; in a manner that involves a lot of transportation

See also

Preposition

runt

  1. around; denoting a full circle
  2. around; following a path which curves near an object
  3. around (a corner)
  4. around, near (about time)
    Jag kommer runt tre.
    I'll come around three o'clock.
  5. about; all round

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • runt om
  • runt omkring