halibut – Middle English noun declension

Noun: halibut

Sg.	halibut
Pl.	halibuttes

Genitive

Dative

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like halibut

ketil-hat, tercelet, cresset, crochet, gauntelet, launcet, popet, cat, pot, wit, roget, halibut, hastelet, mawmet, basket, buffet, cornet, tablet, fret, gnat, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

From hali + butte (“flounder”), as the fish was often traditionally consumed on holy days.

Verbs referencing "halibut"

English Nouns halibut.

Translations