knott

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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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

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

References

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv
knott på människa

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

See also

References

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