knott

== Middle English == === Noun === knott alternative form of knotte == Mòcheno == === Etymology === From Middle High German knote, from Old High German knoto, from Proto-Germanic *knuttô (“knot”). Cognate with German Knoten, English knot. === Noun === knott m stone, rock === References === “knott” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === Cognate with Swedish knott, English gnat and maybe Russian гнус (gnus). Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz ==== Noun ==== knott m (definite singular knotten, uncountable) a blackfly (any member of the Simuliidae) no-see-ums (Ceratopogonidae) === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse knǫttr. ==== Noun ==== knott m (definite singular knotten, indefinite plural knotter, definite plural knottene) a little ball a fat and strong male child ===== Related terms ===== knøtt === References === “knott” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “knott” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === knort (dialectal) === Etymology 1 === Cognate with Swedish knott, English gnat and maybe Russian гнус (gnus). Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz ==== Noun ==== knott m (definite singular knotten, uncountable) a blackfly (any member of the Simuliidae) no-see-ums (Ceratopogonidae) Synonym: sviknott === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse knǫttr. ==== Noun ==== knott m (definite singular knotten, indefinite plural knottar, definite plural knottane) a little ball a fat and strong male child ===== Related terms ===== knøtt === References === “knott” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Alternative forms === knätt, gnätt, knatt, gnatt (dialectal) === Noun === knott n black fly (any fly of the family Simuliidae, usually biting) a gnat, a midge (collectively) blackflies gnats, midges ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== svidknott (“biting midge, no-see-um”) ==== See also ==== broms (“horsefly”) mygga (“mosquito”) === References === “knott”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “knott”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “knott”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH