knappe

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See also: Knappe and knäppe

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adjective

knappe

  1. inflection of knap:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

Verb

knappe

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of knappen

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

knappe

  1. inflection of knapp:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English cnapa.

Noun

knappe

  2. Alternative form of knape

Etymology 2

From Old English cnæp; derived from Proto-Germanic *knappô; related to knape.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

knappe (plural knappes)

  2. knob, bump, bud
  3. lump, bunch
  4. knot, tie
  5. (vulgar) testicle
    • c. 1425, May no man, line 13:
      but ȝyf he haue a tent of xv enche wyt letheryn knappes
      But if he has a dick with fifteen-inch white leather balls
Descendants
  • English: knap
  • Scots: knap (in part)
  • → Welsh: cnap
References

Etymology 3

Possibly onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

knappe

  2. A vigourous strike or smiting.
Descendants
References

Swedish

Adjective

knappe

  1. definite natural masculine singular of knapp
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