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Cnut

UK/kəˈnuːt/ uncommon

noun

1.

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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Origin

From Middle English Knout, from Old English Cnut, from Old Norse Knútr.

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