knyta

See also: knýta

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

knyte (e-infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse knýta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²knyːta/

Verb

knyta (present tense knyter, past tense knytte, past participle knytt, passive infinitive knytast, present participle knytande, imperative knyt)

to knot, tie
to link (til / to)
knyta saman ― to connect
to clench (one's fist)

References

“knyta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish knyta, from Old Norse knýta, from Proto-Germanic *knuttijaną, related to *knuttô.

Verb

knyta (present knyter, preterite knöt, supine knutit, imperative knyt)

to tie
Antonym: knyta upp (“untie”)

Han knöt en knut
He tied a knot

lära sig att knyta skorna
learn to tie one's shoes

knyta ihop påsen
tie up [together] the bag

Han kan knytas till mordplatsen
He can be tied to the murder scene
to clench (a fist)
Han knöt näven
He clenched his fist
(in "knyta band") to forge ties
knyta band med landet
forge ties with the country
(reflexive, idiomatic) to go to bed
Synonyms: krypa till kojs, gå till sängs, gå och lägga sig, lägga sig, törna in

dags att knyta sig
time to hit the sack

Conjugation

Conjugation of knyta (class 2 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	knyta		knytas
Supine	knutit		knutits
Imperative	knyt		—
Imper. plural¹	knyten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	knyter	knöt	knyts, knytes	knöts
Ind. plural¹	knyta	knöto	knytas	knötos
Subjunctive²	knyte	knöte	knytes	knötes
	Participles
Present participle	knytande
Past participle	knuten
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

knyta ihop säcken (“wrap things up, tie things up”)
knyta näven i fickan

Related terms

References