knar

See also: knár

English

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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

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    Dutch

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /knɑr/
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    Noun

    knar m (plural knarren, diminutive knarretje n)

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