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knut.

a knot (loop, of for example a piece of string)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈknʉːt/

  1. a knot (loop, of for example a piece of string)

    common-gender
    knyta en knut

  2. an exterior corner of a (wooden) building

    common-gender
    ett rött hus med vita knutar

  3. very close to the house, on one's doorstep

    common-gender
    Vi har grannarna inpå knutarna
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish knūter from Old Norse knútr, from Proto-Germanic *knuttô, *knudô (compare *knuttan-, whence English knot). Originally of corner joints of log cabins in (sense 2).

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