Knöttr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - knöttr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "knöttr" (or knǫttr) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

knöttr (knǫttr): knöttr, m. (G. knattar, n. Pl. knettir,a. Pl. knöttu) 1) kugleformigt Legeme (jvf knappr, knatti); Skrælingar fœrðuupp á stöng knött stundar mikinn þvínær til at jafna sem sauðar vömbKarlsefn. 11 (Aa. 152). 2) Bold somanvendes til knattleikr. Gísl. 2616;Grett. 2719. 22; Flat. I, 30232; Sturl. I,35211; herða knúa at knetti Fm. VI,1064.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, knöttr may be more accurately written as knǫttr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚿᚯᛏᛏᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

a.: accusativ.

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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