knag

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. A short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir
2. A peg or hook for hanging something on
3. (obsolete) One of the points of a stag's horn or a tine
4. A knot in a piece of wood or the base of a branch
5. A pointed rock or crag
6. (Scotland) A small cask or barrel; a keg or noggin
7. (Scotland, obsolete) The woodpecker

Verb

To hang something on a peg

sinonimi

bough

branch

crag

rock

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Traduzioni

knoest

kwast

nudo

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Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: knagge

Affine danese: knage

Affine svedese: knagg

Ereditato da inglese medio: knaggen

In summary

From Middle English knagge. Cognate with German Low German Knagge, Danish knage, Swedish knagg. Related to knarr and knur.