knokle

Danish

Etymology

A variant of knogle. Compare German knöcheln and English knuckle.

Verb

knokle (imperative knokl, infinitive at knokle, present tense knokler, past tense knoklede, perfect tense knoklet)

  1. (obsolete) to knuckle; press or hit with a clenched fist
  2. to work hard
    Synonym: slide

Conjugation

Conjugation of knokle
active passive
present knokler knokles
past knoklede knokledes
infinitive knokle knokles
imperative knokl
participle
present knoklende
past knoklet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund knoklen

Derived terms

  • knokler
  • knokleri
  • knoklearbejde

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