Hnöttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnöttr" (or hnǫttr)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hnöttr (hnǫttr)

m., hnöttóttr, adj., see knöttr.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hnöttr may be more accurately written as hnǫttr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements