knar

See also: knár

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English knarre (“a crag; twisted rock; knot in wood”), probably from Old English *cnearra, 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.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /nɑː(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /nɑɹ/, [nɑɹ], [nɑ˞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Noun

knar (plural knars)

  1. A knot or burl in a tree; a knurl, a gnarl.

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    Danish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Old Danish knar, from Old Norse knǫrr.

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): [ˈkʰnɑːˀ]

    Noun

    knar c (singular definite knaren or knarren, plural indefinite knarer or knarrer)

    1. (dated) Alternative form of knarr

    Inflection
    Declension of knar
    common
    gender    		 Singular Plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative knar knaren
    knarren    		 knarer
    knarrer    		 knarerne
    knarrerne
    genitive knars knarens
    knarrens    		 knarers
    knarrers    		 knarernes
    knarrernes

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    Dutch

    Etymology

    Variant of knor.

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /knɑr/
    • Audio(file)
    • Hyphenation: knar
    • Rhymes: -ɑr

    Noun

    knar m (plural knarren, diminutive knarretje n)

    1. (informal, often with pleonastic attribute "oude") old geezer, oldtimer
      krasse knar ― vivacious oldtimer
    2. (informal) bonce, head

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Verb

    knar

    1. present of kna
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