knag
English
Alternative forms
- knage
- knagge
- knagg
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æɡ
Etymology 1
From Middle English knagge. Cognate with German Low German Knagge, Danish knage, Swedish knagg. Related to knarr and knur.
Noun
knag (plural knags)
- A short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir
- A peg or hook for hanging something on
- (obsolete) One of the points of a stag's horn or a tine
- A knot in a piece of wood or the base of a branch
- A pointed rock or crag
- (Scotland) A small cask or barrel; a keg or noggin
- (Scotland, obsolete) The woodpecker
Etymology 2
From Middle English knaggen, from the noun (see above).
Verb
knag (third-person singular simple present knags, present participle knagging, simple past and past participle knagged)
- To hang something on a peg
- (video games, slang) To kill (a player character) who ganked you
Anagrams
- gank, kang
Danish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːˀ
Noun
knag n (singular definite knaget, plural indefinite knag)
- creak
Inflection
Declension of knag
neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | knag | knaget | knag | knagene |
genitive | knags | knagets | knags | knagenes |
Synonyms
- (rare) knagen
Noun
knag c (singular definite knagen, plural indefinite knage)
- dab, dab hand
Inflection
Declension of knag
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | knag | knagen | knage | knagene |
genitive | knags | knagens | knages | knagenes |
Verb
knag
- imperative of knage