"gnarled" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /nɑː(ɹ)ld/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gnarled.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more gnarled [comparative], most gnarled [superlative]
Etymology: First attested Shakespeare 1603: : Thy sharpe and sulpherous bolt Splits the vn-wedgable [unwedgable] and gnarled Oke [oak]. : Measure for Measure, Act II, scene ii, line 116 Variant of knurled, from knurl. By surface analysis, gnarl + -ed, though gnarl is a later back-formation. Popular use by 19th century. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|gnarl|-ed}} By surface analysis, gnarl + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} gnarled (comparative more gnarled, superlative most gnarled)
  1. Knotty and misshapen. Translations (knotty and misshapen): сутыр (sutır) (Bashkir), чепат (čepat) (Bulgarian), чворест (čvorest) (Bulgarian), nuós (Catalan), zkroucený (Czech), sukovitý (Czech), knoestig (Dutch), misvormd (Dutch), pahkainen (Finnish), ryhmyinen (Finnish), noueux (French), ratatiné (French), knorrig (German), fadharcánach (Irish), cnapánach (Irish), bitorzoluto [masculine] (Italian), nodoso (Italian), чотур (cotur) (Kyrgyz), pūioio (Māori), pūwharawhara (Māori), sękaty (Polish), коря́вый (korjávyj) (Russian), чодур (čodur) (Southern Altai), nudoso (Spanish), knotig (Swedish), чутыр (çutır) (Tatar), коструба́тий (kostrubátyj) (Ukrainian), коря́вий (korjávyj) (Ukrainian), вузлува́тий (vuzluvátyj) (Ukrainian), chotir (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-gnarled-en-adj-wQiF6uB- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 25 28 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 28 35 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 27 38 Disambiguation of 'knotty and misshapen': 99 1
  2. Made rough by age or hard work. Translations (made rough by age or hard work): noueux (French), casta (Irish), коря́вий (korjávyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-gnarled-en-adj-5ekL92sH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 25 28 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 28 35 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 27 38 Disambiguation of 'made rough by age or hard work': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gnarly Derived forms: gnarl, ungnarled
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /nɑː(ɹ)ld/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gnarled.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: First attested Shakespeare 1603: : Thy sharpe and sulpherous bolt Splits the vn-wedgable [unwedgable] and gnarled Oke [oak]. : Measure for Measure, Act II, scene ii, line 116 Variant of knurled, from knurl. By surface analysis, gnarl + -ed, though gnarl is a later back-formation. Popular use by 19th century. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|gnarl|-ed}} By surface analysis, gnarl + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gnarled
  1. simple past and past participle of gnarl (Etymology 1) Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: gnarl (extra: Etymology 1)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /nɑː(ɹ)ld/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gnarled.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: See gnarl (Etymology 2). Etymology templates: {{qualifier|Etymology 2}} (Etymology 2) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gnarled
  1. simple past and past participle of gnarl (Etymology 2) Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: gnarl (extra: Etymology 2)
    Sense id: en-gnarled-en-verb-vpNzrtum Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 25 28 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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