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
    Han knöt en knut
    He tied a knot
    Han kan knytas till mordplatsen
    He can be tied to the murder scene
    Antonym: knyta upp (“untie”)
  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

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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