Etymology

knag

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Today it means: A short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir Full definition →

Middle English knagge
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knag · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromknagge
  2. English todayknag

From Middle English knagge. Cognate with German Low German Knagge, Danish knage, Swedish knagg. Related to knarr and knur.

knag · verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromknaggen
  2. English todayknag

From Middle English knaggen, from the noun (see above).

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