From en.wiktionary.org:
** Icelandic
*** Etymology
[is], from [is]. Cognate with [fo], [nb], [no], [da], [sv], [en], [nl], [de],
and [la].
*** Pronunciation
- [is]
*** Noun
[@@]
1. small ball of yarn
2. [is] nut
**** Declension
[f,,ir [ small ball of yarn ] :ur [ small ball of yarn ] :^ur [ nut ]]
**** Derived terms
{{col|is |haslahnot |heslihnot |hnotskurn |hnotabit |hnotabítast |Hnotasteinn
|hnotber |hnotbrjótur |hnotbrúnn,hnotbrún,hnotbrúnt
|hnotgjarn,hnotgjörn,hnotgjarnt |Hnothamrar |hnotkráka |hnotskel |hnotskógur
|hnotsörvi |hnottajörð |hnotti |hnottré |Hnotuberg |hnotubrjótur
|hnotubrúnn,hnotubrún,hnotubrúnt |hnotuskel |hnotutré |hnotviður |í hnotskurn
|jarðhnot |kókoshnot |valhnot }}
**** See also
- [is]
[is]
** Old English
*** Etymology
[ang].
*** Pronunciation
- [hnot]
*** Adjective
[ang-adj]
1. bald
2. cropped , pollarded (of trees, plants)
**** Declension
[hnot]
**** Descendants
- [en]
** Old Norse
*** Etymology
From [non], from [non]. Cognate with [ang] (English [en]), Dutch [nl], Old
High German [goh] (German [de]).
*** Noun
[non]
1. nut
**** Declension
[hnot]
**** Descendants
- [is]
- [fo]
- [nn]
- [nn]
- [nb]
- [nn]
- [gmq-osw]
- [da]
*** Further reading
- [R:non:Zoega]