knar
See also: knár
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Etymology edit
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.
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knar (plural knars)
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- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “gnarled”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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Danish edit
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From Old Danish knar, from Old Norse knǫrr.
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knar c (singular definite knaren or knarren, plural indefinite knarer or knarrer)
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Declension of knar
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Variant of knor.
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knar m (plural knarren, diminutive knarretje n)
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knar