knøl

See also: knol, Knol, and knöl

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Swedish knöl (“hump, bump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knøːl/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -øːl
• Hyphenation: knøl

Noun

knøl m (definite singular knølen, indefinite plural knøler, definite plural knølene)

1. (dialectal) a heavy, twisted wooden block; a lump
2. (derogatory) a heavy, clumsy and limp man
   • 2012, Lars Saabye Christensen, Norske stiler:

     kålhue, … suppegjøk og knøl. Disse betegnelsene anvendes … hyppig på enkelte lærere

     cabbage head… cuckoo and dumbass. These terms are used… frequently on some teachers

   2. Used as a suffix to form nouns denoting a clumsy and dumb man.
3. a stingy person

Derived terms

• bondeknøl
• isknøl
• knølen
• knølhval

 

See also

• knort (“growth”) and knue (“knuckle”)

References

• “knøl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “knøl” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• kløn