Canute

[ kuh-noot, -nyoot ]

noun
  1. a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.

  • Also Cnut, Knut [knoot, knyoot] /ˈknut, ˈknyut/ .

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How to use Canute in a sentence

  • Alfred may burn his cakes realistically, and Canute rebuke his courtiers on the beach—these one may see in the round.

    English Costume | Dion Clayton Calthrop

British Dictionary definitions for Canute

Canute

Cnut or Knut

/ (kəˈnjuːt) /


noun
  1. died 1035, Danish king of England (1016–35), Denmark (1018–35), and Norway (1028–35). He defeated Edmund II of England (1016), but divided the kingdom with him until Edmund's death. An able ruler, he invaded Scotland (1027) and drove Olaf II from Norway (1028)

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