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knote

verbverb

to speak affectedly · to fumble · to struggle

EtymologyOpphav

beslektet med knetteto crackle related to knetteto crackle

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. blande elementer fra skriftspråk, et annet språk eller andre dialekter inn i eget talemål to mix elements from the written language, another language or other dialects into one's own speech
    • knote på engelsk to pepper one's speech with English
    • stadig flere unge knoter more and more young people talk this way
  2. plundre, streve to fumble, to struggle
    • noen knoter fælt når de skal parkere some people struggle terribly when they have to park