"knar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nɑː(ɹ)/ [UK], /nɑɹ/ [US], [nɑɹ] [US], [nɑ˞] [US] Forms: knars [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English knarre (“a crag; twisted rock; knot in wood”), probably from Old English *cnearra, which could be related to cnotta. Cognate with Dutch knar, knor (“gnarl, knot”), German Low German Knurre, Knur (“knot in wood”), German Knorren (“knot in wood”). Related also to English knurl and gnarl. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|knarre|t=a crag; twisted rock; knot in wood}} Middle English knarre (“a crag; twisted rock; knot in wood”), {{inh|en|ang|*cnearra}} Old English *cnearra, {{cog|nl|knar}} Dutch knar, {{cog|nds-de|Knurre}} German Low German Knurre, {{cog|de|Knorren|t=knot in wood}} German Knorren (“knot in wood”), {{cog|en|knurl}} English knurl Head templates: {{en-noun}} knar (plural knars)
  1. A knot or burl in a tree; a knurl, a gnarl. Synonyms: burl, gnarl, knot, knur, knurl, knaur Derived forms: knarry Related terms: gnarl, knur, knurl
    Sense id: en-knar-en-noun-~sbav8Sn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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