knar

Meaning

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

Synonyms

burl

gnarl

knot

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knur

Translations

nodo

🪢

nocchio

🪢

knoest

budak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɑː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: knarre

Inherited from Old English: *cnearra

Cognate with Dutch: knar

Cognate with German: Knorren

Cognate with English: 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.