knyta

See also: knýta

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse knýta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²knyːta/

Verb

knyta (present tense knyter, past tense knytte, past participle knytt, passive infinitive knytast, present participle knytande, imperative knyt)

  1. to knot, tie
  2. to link (til / to)
    knyta saman ― to connect
  3. to clench (one's fist)

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish knyta, from Old Norse knýta, from Proto-Germanic *knuttijaną, related to *knuttô.

Verb

knyta (present knyter, preterite knöt, supine knutit, imperative knyt)

  1. to tie
    Antonym: knyta upp (“untie”)
    Han knöt en knut
    He tied a knot
    Han kan knytas till mordplatsen
    He can be tied to the murder scene
  2. to clench (a fist)
    Han knöt näven
    He clenched his fist
  3. (reflexive, idiomatic) to go to bed
    Synonyms: krypa till kojs, gå till sängs, gå och lägga sig, lägga sig, törna in

Conjugation
Conjugation of knyta (class 2 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive knyta knytas
Supine knutit knutits
Imperative knyt —
Imper. plural1 knyten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative knyter knöt knyts, knytes knöts
Ind. plural1 knyta knöto knytas knötos
Subjunctive2 knyte knöte knytes knötes
Participles
Present participle knytande
Past participle knuten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

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