knaa

See also: knäa

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English cnawan.

Verb

knaa

  1. (Tyneside) To know
    A' divint knaa, man!
  • ken (Geordie)
  • know (Standard English)

References
  • A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
  • Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
  • Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin,
  • Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977

Anagrams

Garo

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g-na

Verb

knaa

  1. to hear
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