knep

== English == === Alternative forms === knepp, kneppe, knip, nep, nip === Etymology === A variant of knap (etymology 3). === Verb === knep (third-person singular simple present kneps, present participle knepping, simple past and past participle knepped) (Northern England) To bite gently, nibble. (Northern England, of animals) To graze, crop; (of horses) to bite in play. (Northern England) To pick or pick off (e.g. flowers, berries, etc.) (Scotland) To clasp the hands; to clench one's fists. (Scotland) To tie or bundle something tightly and securely. === Noun === knep (plural kneps) (Northern England, in the plural) Synonym of kneppars. ==== Derived terms ==== kneppars kneps === References === == Danish == === Verb === knep imperative of kneppe == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Low German knepe. ==== Noun ==== knep n (definite singular knepet, indefinite plural knep, definite plural knepa or knepene) a trick === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== kneip ==== Verb ==== knep simple past of knipe === References === “knep” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Middle Low German knepe. === Noun === knep n (definite singular knepet, indefinite plural knep, definite plural knepa) a trick === References === “knep” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === === Noun === knep n a trick (non-obvious, often clever way to accomplish something) a ploy, (in the plural) trickery ==== Usage notes ==== Not inherently deceptive-sounding, but also lends itself to such usage, similar to "tricks" in English. ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== knåp spratt trick === Verb === knep past indicative of knipa === References === “knep”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “knep”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “knep”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) knep in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)