"knotty" meaning in Middle English

See knotty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈknɔtiː/
Etymology: From knotte + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|knotte|-y}} knotte + -y Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} knotty, {{enm-adj}} knotty
  1. knotted, tied, linked
    Sense id: en-knotty-enm-adj-rTxlo6gG
  2. knotty, tangled, twisted
    Sense id: en-knotty-enm-adj-cgvZhv60 Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -y: 27 18 4 3 5 11 10 23
  3. knobby, bumpy, clumped
    Sense id: en-knotty-enm-adj-GUgpGdfj Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -y: 27 18 4 3 5 11 10 23
  4. knoblike, protruding
    Sense id: en-knotty-enm-adj-Y4iQ7PAw Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -y: 27 18 4 3 5 11 10 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 28 2 2 3 5 5 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: knotti, cnotti

Alternative forms

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