hnoða

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hnoða, from Proto-Germanic *hneu-þ-, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-t-.

Noun

hnoða n (genitive singular hnoða, nominative plural hnoðu)

  1. woollen ball
Usage notes
  • This is an archaic word, but it is encountered fairly often in fairy tales, mainly in the context of somebody being given a magic hnoða which then rolls on its own to show the way.
  • Hnoða may also be feminine rather than neuter.
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse knoða, from Proto-Germanic *knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gnet- (to press together), from *gen- (to compress). Compare English knead, Dutch kneden, German kneten.

Verb

hnoða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hnoðaði, supine hnoðað)

  1. to rivet
  2. to knead
Conjugation

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