knota

See also: knöta

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

knauta (dialectal)

Etymology

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Verb

knota (present tense knotar, past tense knota, past participle knota, passive infinitive knotast, present participle knotande, imperative knota/knot)

to decorate
to use an unnatural language with the intention to seem more mannered or refined

References

“knota” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
“knota” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Swedish

Noun

knota c

(a bone that ends in) a thick joint (like on a thighbone or humerus)

Declension

Declension of knota
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	knota	knotan	knotor	knotorna
Genitive	knotas	knotans	knotors	knotornas

References

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