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

Descendants

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