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knep

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
knep
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bite gently, nibble.

verb

To graze, crop; (of horses) to bite in play.

verb

To pick or pick off (e.g. flowers, berries, etc.)

verb

To clasp the hands; to clench one's fists.

verb

To tie or bundle something tightly and securely.

noun

Synonym of kneppars.

Etymology

A variant of knap (etymology 3). Cognates * Danish kneppe (“to snap”) (obsolete) * Dutch knijpen (“to pinch, nip”), knippen (“to clip, snip”) * Norwegian Nynorsk kneppa (“to squeeze or join together”) * Scots knep (“to clench, bind”)

Inflected Forms

kneps (present, singular) knepping (participle, present) knepped (participle, past) knepped (past) knepp (alternative) kneppe (alternative) knip (alternative) nep (alternative) nip (alternative) kneps (plural)

Derived Forms

kneppars kneps

Synonyms

kneppars

Questions

What does knep mean?
To bite gently, nibble.
Where does knep come from?
A variant of knap (etymology 3). Cognates * Danish kneppe (“to snap”) (obsolete) * Dutch knijpen (“to pinch, nip”), knippen (“to clip, snip”) * Norwegian Nynorsk kneppa (“to squeeze or join together”) * Scots knep (“to clench, bind”)

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