knǫttr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knattuz.

Noun

knǫttr m (genitive knattar, dative knetti, plural knettir)

1. sphere, ball, orb

Declension

  Declension of knǫttr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	knǫttr	knǫttrinn	knettir	knettirnir
accusative	knǫtt	knǫttinn	knǫttu	knǫttuna
dative	knetti	knettinum	knǫttum	knǫttunum
genitive	knattar	knattarins	knatta	knattanna

Derived terms

• knattleikr
• knatttré

Descendants

• Faroese: knøttur m
• Icelandic: knöttur m, hnöttur m
• Norwegian: knott m