knott

knott

1. alternative form of knotte

From Middle High German knote, from Old High German knoto, from Proto-Germanic *knuttô (“knot”). Cognate with German Knoten, English knot.

knott m

1. stone, rock

• “knott” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

• knort (dialectal)

Cognate with Swedish knott, English gnat and maybe Russian гнус (gnus). Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz

knott m (definite singular knotten, uncountable)

1. a blackfly (any member of the Simuliidae)
2. no-see-ums (Ceratopogonidae)

   Synonym: sviknott

From Old Norse knǫttr.

knott m (definite singular knotten, indefinite plural knottar, definite plural knottane)

1. a little ball
2. a fat and strong male child

• knøtt

• “knott” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

knott n

1. black fly (any fly of the family Simuliidae, usually biting)
   1. a gnat, a midge
2. (collectively) blackflies
   1. gnats, midges

• svidknott (“biting midge, no-see-um”)

• broms (“horsefly”)
• mygga (“mosquito”)

• knott in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knott in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knott in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH