knota

See also: knöta

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• knauta (dialectal)

Etymology

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Verb

knota (present tense knotar, past tense knota, past participle knota, passive infinitive knotast, present participle knotande, imperative knota/knot)

1. to decorate
2. to use an unnatural language with the intention to seem more mannered or refined

References

• “knota” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “knota” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Swedish

Noun

knota c

1. (a bone that ends in) a thick joint (like on a thighbone or humerus)

Declension

Declension of knota
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	knota	knotan	knotor	knotorna
Genitive	knotas	knotans	knotors	knotornas

References

• knota in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• knota in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knota in Svensk ordbok (SO)