knott

See also: Knott

Middle English

Noun

knott

1. alternative form of knotte

Mòcheno

Etymology

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

Noun

knott m

1. stone, rock

References

• “knott” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

knott

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

Noun

knott m (definite singular knotten, uncountable)

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

Etymology 2

From Old Norse knǫttr.

Noun

knott m (definite singular knotten, indefinite plural knotter, definite plural knottene)

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

Related terms

• knøtt

References

• “knott” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
• “knott” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• knort (dialectal)

Etymology 1

knott

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

Noun

knott m (definite singular knotten, uncountable)

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

   Synonym: sviknott

Etymology 2

From Old Norse knǫttr.

Noun

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

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

Related terms

• knøtt

References

• “knott” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

knott på människa [black fly on a human]

Alternative forms

• knätt, gnätt, knatt, gnatt (dialectal)

Noun

knott n

1. black fly (any fly of the family Simuliidae, usually biting)
   1. a gnat, a midge
2. (collectively) blackflies
   1. gnats, midges

Declension

Declension of knott

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	knott	knotts
	definite	knottet	knottets
plural	indefinite	knott	knotts
	definite	knotten	knottens

Derived terms

• svidknott (“biting midge, no-see-um”)

See also

• broms (“horsefly”)
• mygga (“mosquito”)

References

• “knott”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “knott”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “knott”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH