knep

• knepp, kneppe, knip, nep, nip

A variant of knap (etymology 3).^[1]

knep (third-person singular simple present kneps, present participle knepping, simple past and past participle knepped)

1. (Northern England) To bite gently, nibble.
2. (Northern England, of animals) To graze, crop; (of horses) to bite in play.
3. (Northern England) To pick or pick off (e.g. flowers, berries, etc.)
4. (Scotland) To clasp the hands; to clench one's fists.
5. (Scotland) To tie or bundle something tightly and securely.

knep (plural kneps)

1. (Northern England, in the plural) Synonym of kneppars.

• kneppars
• kneps

knep

1. imperative of kneppe

From Middle Low German knepe.

knep n (definite singular knepet, indefinite plural knep, definite plural knepa or knepene)

1. a trick

• kneip

knep

1. simple past of knipe

• “knep” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Middle Low German knepe.

knep n (definite singular knepet, indefinite plural knep, definite plural knepa)

1. a trick

• “knep” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Middle Low German knep. Cognate of Danish kneb. Compare also recent German Kniff. Related to the verb knipa (“squeeze”). Doublet of knip, knippe, and knippa.

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knep n

1. a trick (non-obvious, often clever way to accomplish something)

   ett knep för att öppna en flaska utan kapsylöppnare

   a trick to open a bottle without a bottle opener

   smarta knep för att spara tid i köket

   clever tricks/ways to save time in the kitchen

   ett knep för att locka kunder

   a trick to attract customers

   ett beprövat knep

   a tried and true trick

   fula knep

   dirty tricks

   1. a ploy, (in the plural) trickery

      Jag har fått nog av dina knep

      I've had enough of your trickery

      ett trick är ett knep för att försöka lura någon

      a trick is a ploy to try to fool someone

Not inherently deceptive-sounding, but also lends itself to such usage, similar to "tricks" in English.

• knåp
• spratt
• trick

knep

1. past indicative of knipa

• knep in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knep in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knep in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• knep in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)