Jute

See also: jute, juté, and jûte

English

Etymology

From Latin plural Jutae, Juti (in Bede), corresponding to Old English Ēotas, Īotas. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *eutaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒuːt/, /juːt/

Noun

Jute (plural Jutes)

  1. A member of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark that invaded England about the same time as the Angles and the Saxons in the beginning of the Middle Ages, but were eventually integrated or driven off of the island.

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