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English
Etymology
Inherited from Northern Middle English knawe, from Old English cnawan.
Verb
knaa
- (Geordie) To know
A' divint knaa, man!
- ken (Geordie)
- know (Standard English)
References
- Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “knaa”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- Scott Dobson, Dick Irwin “knaa”, in Newcastle 1970s: Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group, archived from the original on 2024-09-05.
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977
Anagrams
Garo
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g-na
Verb
knaa
- to hear