knytte

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse knýta, from Proto-Germanic *knuttijaną.

Verb

knytte (imperative knyt, infinitive at knytte, present tense knytter, past tense knyttede, perfect tense knyttet)

  1. to knot, tie
  2. to link (til / to)
  3. knytte sammen - to connect
  4. to clench (one's fist)
Declension
Conjugation of knytte
active passive
present knytter knyttes
past knyttede knyttedes
infinitive knytte knyttes
imperative knyt
participle
present knyttende
past knyttet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund knytten
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse knýti. Related to knude. Cognate with Swedish knyte

Noun

knytte n (singular definite knyttet, plural indefinite knytter)

  1. (uncommon) piece of cloth tied together crosswise at the corners, (used to carry clothes or small items)
Declension
Declension of knytte
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative knytte knyttet knytter knytterne
genitive knyttes knyttets knytters knytternes

References

Middle English

Verb

knytte

  1. alternative form of knytten

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse knýta.

Verb

knytte (imperative knytt, present tense knytter, passive knyttes, simple past and past participle knytta or knyttet, present participle knyttende)

  1. to knot, tie
  2. to link (til / to)
  3. knytte sammen - to connect
  4. to clench (one's fist)

Derived terms

References