knep
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English *kneppen (compare Middle English knippette (“pincers for cracking nuts”)), from Old Norse kneppa (“to clamp, clasp, pinch, squeeze”), from Proto-Germanic *knappijaną (“to clamp, squeeze”), from Proto-Indo-European *gnebʰ- (“to press, tighten, constrict”). Cognate with Scots knep (“to clench, bind”), Norwegian Nynorsk kneppa (“to squeeze or join together”), obsolete Danish kneppe (“to snap”), Dutch knippen (“to clip, snip”), knijpen (“to pinch, nip”).
Verb
editknep (third-person singular simple present kneps, present participle knepping, simple past and past participle knepped)
- (Northern England) To bite gently, nibble.
- (Northern England, of animals) To graze, crop; (of horses) to bite in play.
- (Northern England) To pick or pick off (e.g. flowers, berries, etc.)
- (Scotland) To clasp the hands; to clench one's fists.
- (Scotland) To tie or bundle something tightly and securely.
Noun
editknep (plural kneps)
- (Northern England, in the plural) Synonym of kneppars
Derived terms
editDanish
editVerb
editknep
- imperative of kneppe
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Low German knepe.
Noun
editknep n (definite singular knepet, indefinite plural knep, definite plural knepa or knepene)
- a trick
Etymology 2
editAlternative forms
editVerb
editknep
References
edit- “knep” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German knepe.
Noun
editknep n (definite singular knepet, indefinite plural knep, definite plural knepa)
- a trick
References
edit- “knep” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German knep. Cognate of Danish kneb. Compare also recent German Kniff. Related to the verb knipa (“squeeze”). Doublet of knip, knippe, and knippa.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editknep n
- a trick (non-obvious, often clever way to accomplish something)
- ett knep för att öppna en flaska utan kapsylöppnare
- a trick to open a bottle without a bottle opener
- smarta knep för att spara tid i köket
- clever tricks/ways to save time in the kitchen
- ett knep för att locka kunder
- a trick to attract customers
- ett beprövat knep
- a tried and true trick
- fula knep
- dirty tricks
Usage notes
editNot inherently deceptive-sounding, but also lends itself to such usage, similar to "tricks" in English.
Declension
editDeclension of knep | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | knep | knepet | knep | knepen |
Genitive | kneps | knepets | kneps | knepens |
See also
editVerb
editknep
- past indicative of knipa
References
edit- knep in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- knep in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- knep in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- knep in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- knep in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
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