different between knar vs knab

English

Alternative forms

• knaur

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /n??(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /n??/, [n??], [n??]
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Noun

knar (plural knars)

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

Synonyms

• burl, gnarl, knot, knurl

Related terms

• gnarl, knurl

References

Anagrams

• ARNK, Karn, karn, kran, nark, rank

Danish

Alternative forms

• knor (dated), knarr

Etymology

From Old Danish knar, from Old Norse kn?rr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k?n???]

Noun

knar c (singular definite knaren or knarren, plural indefinite knarer or knarrer)

1. (dated) Alternative form of knarr

Inflection

References

• “knar” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

Variant of knor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kn?r/
• Hyphenation: knar
• Rhymes: -?r

Noun

knar m (plural knarren, diminutive knarretje n)

1. (informal, often with pleonastic attribute "oude") old geezer, oldtimer

2. (informal) bonce, head

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

knar

1. present of kna

English

Etymology

See nab, and compare knap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næb/
• Rhymes: -æb

Verb

knab (third-person singular simple present knabs, present participle knabbing, simple past and past participle knabbed)

1. (colloquial) To nab or steal.
2. (obsolete) To seize with the teeth; to gnaw.

   • a Mouthful of Fresh Grats to Knab upon

Anagrams

• Bank, bank, nabk