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); [syn: Canute, Cnut, Knut, Canute the Great]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Cnut
n 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) [syn: Canute, Cnut,
Knut, Canute the Great]