"gnoff" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gnoffs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English gnof (“a miser, churl, lout”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots gnaff (“any small or stunted object”). Compare Saterland Frisian knufe (“lump”), Saterland Frisian gnuffig (“thick, rough, coarse, ill-mannered”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gnof||a miser, churl, lout}} Middle English gnof (“a miser, churl, lout”), {{cog|sco|gnaff||any small or stunted object}} Scots gnaff (“any small or stunted object”), {{cog|stq|knufe||lump}} Saterland Frisian knufe (“lump”), {{cog|stq|gnuffig||thick, rough, coarse, ill-mannered}} Saterland Frisian gnuffig (“thick, rough, coarse, ill-mannered”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gnoff (plural gnoffs)
  1. (obsolete) A churl; a curmudgeon; boor; lout. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-gnoff-en-noun-itnajD1z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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