knar

See also: knár

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English knarre (“a crag; twisted rock; knot in wood”), probably from Old English *cnearra, which could be related to cnotta.[1]

Cognate with Dutch knar, knor (“gnarl, knot”), German Low German Knurre, Knur (“knot in wood”), German Knorren (“knot in wood”). Related also to English knurl and gnarl.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /nɑː(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /nɑɹ/, [nɑɹ], [nɑ˞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Noun

knar (plural knars)

  1. A knot or burl in a tree; a knurl, a gnarl.

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “gnarled”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Danish knar, from Old Norse knǫrr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰnɑːˀ]

Noun

knar c (singular definite knaren or knarren, plural indefinite knarer or knarrer)

  1. (dated) Alternative form of knarr

Inflection
Declension of knar
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative knar knaren
knarren		 knarer
knarrer		 knarerne
knarrerne
genitive knars knarens
knarrens		 knarers
knarrers		 knarernes
knarrernes

References

Dutch

Etymology

Variant of knor.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /knɑr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: knar
  • Rhymes: -ɑr

Noun

knar m (plural knarren, diminutive knarretje n)

  1. (informal, often with pleonastic attribute "oude") old geezer, oldtimer
    krasse knar ― vivacious oldtimer
  2. (informal) bonce, head

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

knar

  1. present of kna
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