knatt.
a small, usually rounded rocky outcrop, knoll, or hillock
Meaning & usage
a small, usually rounded rocky outcrop, knoll, or hillock
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse knattr (“stud, button, knob, ball”), from Proto-Germanic *knattuz. The terrain sense developed from the notion of a small rounded projection. Compare knǫttr (“sphere, ball, orb”) and knappr (“knob, button”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk knatt (“small rocky hill, knoll”) and Swedish dialectal Swedish knatt and knatte (“top of a mountain; small stone”). Further compare Faroese knøttur, Icelandic knöttur and hnöttur (“sphere, ball; button”).
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