Dictionary:knotti

Nynorn

Etymology

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Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

knott [knɔt, knåt, k‘nɔt, k‘nåt], sb., 1) roundish lump. 2) a person with a short and stout body, a k. o’ a man (chield, fellow). The word, esp. in sense 2, is to be derived rather from Old Northern than from Eng. knot, sb. No. knott, m., a short, stout body (prop. a ball; log; cone); O.N. knǫttr, m., a ball; globe. Originally the same as the foll. word.

knotti (knutti) [k‘noti], sb., properly a ball (for a game of ball), football, in later use a cork, a cork-stopper, used in football-playing, replacing a proper ball; to play k. Wh. A boy’s game. Instead of using the feet in hitting these corks, hooked, wooden sticks are (were) used, but otherwise the game is (was) essentially the same as football-playing. — O.N. knǫttr, m., a ball, inter alia for a game of ball (football). The word, however, is lost in this application in the Scandinavian countries.

Pronunciation

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Alternate Forms

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Noun

knotti

1. ball

Inflection

nm.w.	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	knotti	knotten	knottar	knottarne
Accusative	knotta	knottan	knotta	knottana
Dative	knotta	knottanon	knotton	knottonon
Genitive	knotta	knottans	knotta	knottana

Synonyms

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