knokle

Danish

Etymology

A variant of knogle. Compare German knöcheln and English knuckle.

Verb

knokle (imperative knokl, infinitive at knokle, present tense knokler, past tense knoklede, perfect tense knoklet)

1. (obsolete) to knuckle; press or hit with a clenched fist
2. to work hard

   Synonym: slide

Conjugation

Conjugation of knokle

active passive present knokler knokles past knoklede knokledes infinitive knokle knokles imperative knokl — participle present knoklende past knoklet (auxiliary verb have) gerund knoklen

Derived Terms

• knokler
• knokleri
• knoklearbejde

References

• “knokle” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “knokle” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog