knös

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish knøs (“troll”). Likely originated from knös (“lump”). If so, cognate with Norwegian knaus, Icelandic hnaus. Possibly doublet of knoge.

Noun

knös c

1. (informal, derogatory) (rich) person

Usage notes

Almost exclusively used in the phrase en rik knös, or variants thereof.

Declension

Declension of knös

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	knös	knös
	definite	knösen	knösens
plural	indefinite	knösar	knösars
	definite	knösarna	knösarnas

References

• knös in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knös in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knös in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• knös in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• knös in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L