knott

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Middle English

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Noun

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knott

  1. Alternative form of knotte

Mòcheno

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Etymology

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From Middle High German knote, from Old High German knoto, from Proto-Germanic *knuttô (knot). Cognate with German Knoten, English knot.

Noun

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knott m

  1. stone, rock

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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knott

Cognate with Swedish knott, English gnat and maybe Russian гнус (gnus). Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz

Noun

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knott m (definite singular knotten, uncountable)

  1. a blackfly (any member of the Simuliidae)
  2. no-see-ums (Ceratopogonidae)
    Synonym: sviknott

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse knǫttr.

Noun

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knott m (definite singular knotten, indefinite plural knottar, definite plural knottane)

  1. a little ball
  2. a fat and strong male child
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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv
knott på människa [black fly on a human]

Noun

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knott n

  1. black fly (any fly of the family Simuliidae, usually biting)
    1. a gnat, a midge
  2. (collectively) blackflies
    1. gnats, midges

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