knidge

Scots edit

Alternative forms edit

gnidge

Etymology edit

Possibly of North Germanic origin; compare English nudge.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [nɪdʒ], [knɪdʒ], [knʌdʒ]

Verb edit

knidge (third-person singular simple present knidges, present participle knidgin, simple past knidged, past participle knidged)

to rub, squeeze, press with the knee

Related terms edit

knudge
nodge

Noun edit

knidge (plural knidges)

a forceful squeeze

References edit

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.