knotted

knotted

English

Etymology

From Middle English knotted, iknotted, from the past participle of the verb knotten.

Adjective

knotted (comparative more knotted, superlative most knotted)

1. full of knots, knotty
2. tied in knots
3. tangled, tangly, knotty, entangled, matted, snarled, unkempt, or uncombed

Translations

full of knots

Irish: (please verify) cnotach, (please verify) cocánach, (please verify) cranraithe, (please verify) dualach, (please verify) fadharcánach, (please verify) foirbeach, (please verify) snaidhmeach

Maori: taurekereke

Verb

knotted

1. simple past tense and past participle of knot

   He arrives at school every day with his shoestrings all knotted.

   Her macrame basket hangers are so well knotted.

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• knottid, knottyd, iknotted, icnottet, cnottede, cnotted, icnotten

Etymology

The past participle of a rare verb knotten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɔtəd/, /iˈknɔtəd/, /əˈknɔtəd/

Adjective

knotted

1. knotted, knotty, tangled
2. tied, linked
3. lumpy, bumpy

Descendants

• English: knotted
• Scots: knottit

References

• “knotten (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.