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knota

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See also: knöta

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to knøteleg. First attested in 1698 by Jonas Ramus (Green).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Verb

knota (present tense knotar, past tense knota, past participle knota, passive infinitive knotast, present participle knotande, imperative knota/knot)

  1. to use an unnatural language with the intention to seem more mannered or refined
  2. to speak another dialect of a higher social status (esp. imitate Oslo dialect)
  3. (about women, dated) to pretend to be arrogant
  4. to struggle
    Synonym: streva
  5. to complain
    Synonym: klaga
  6. (rare) to decorate

See also

  • danska (“to put Danish words into Norwegian in order to give a higher social status to the speech”)
  • fordanska (“Danicize”)
  • leggja om (“to code-switch dialect”)

References

  • “knota” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “knota” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
  • Alf Eriksen (1996), Ord og uttrykk frå Dovre (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 107
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Swedish

Noun

knota c

  1. (a bone that ends in) a thick joint (like on a thighbone or humerus)

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Verb

knota (present knotar, preterite knotade, supine knotat, imperative knota)

  1. to grumble, to murmur (complain under one's breath)
    Synonyms: knorra, murra

Conjugation

More information active, passive ...

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References

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