knar

Signification (Anglais)

A knot or burl in a tree; a knurl, a gnarl.

Synonymes

burl

gnarl

knot

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knur

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/nɑː(ɹ)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: knarre

Hérité de ancien anglais: *cnearra

Appartenant à néerlandais: knar

Appartenant à allemand: Knorren

Appartenant à anglais: knurl

In summary

From Middle English knarre (“a crag; twisted rock; knot in wood”), probably from Old English *cnearra, which could be related to cnotta.
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.