knotte

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English cnotta, from Proto-West Germanic *knottō, from Proto-Germanic *knuttô. Doublet of node.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknɔt(ə)/

Noun

knotte (plural knottes or knotten)

  1. knot, tie
  2. binding, method of attachment, link
  3. knob, protrusion, bump
  4. clump, pile, group
  5. joint, articulation, connection
  6. (figurative) puzzle, mental exercise
  7. (figurative) message, lesson
  8. (figurative) conclusion, outcome
  9. (figurative) bond, compact (of two parties)

Descendants

  • English: knot
  • Scots: knot

References

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