knott

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

knott

  1. Alternative form of knotte

Mòcheno[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German knote, from Old High German knoto, from Proto-Germanic *knuttô (knot). Cognate with German Knoten, English knot.

Noun[edit]

knott m

  1. stone, rock

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

knott

Cognate with Swedish knott, English gnat and maybe Russian гнус (gnus). Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz

Noun[edit]

knott m (definite singular knotten, uncountable)

  1. a blackfly (any member of the Simuliidae)
  2. no-see-ums (Ceratopogonidae)
    Synonym: sviknott

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse knǫttr.

Noun[edit]

knott m (definite singular knotten, indefinite plural knottar, definite plural knottane)

  1. a little ball
  2. a fat and strong male child
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