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Rh also knee-timber in a vessel; kne,, knæ, ,
 * and “-tae”,

knee-shall [kni̇̄ᶊäl, kni̇̄·ᶊäl·], , the knee-pan, knéskel,

knepp [knɛp, knæp, k‘n-],, to bind, clench or fold, to tie together; to k. de, to clench the fist, to k. de hands, to fold the hands, at prayer ( : k‘n-); to k. a (o’ hay), to tie the carrying-bands, de, around a straw-net basket (with hay) in transport by pack-horse. Also [hnɛp, hnæp] and [snɛp, snæp]. The form is characteristic of and, partly also of ; of, partly of (alternating with );  of , alternating with and. — kneppa and hneppa, , (to make scant) to press; squeeze; to pinch. See and ,

knepp [knəp],, scant; close; (too) short.  kneppen, hneppr (= hnappr), , scant; short.

knibb [knɩb],, in play, competition: to strike the knuckles against those of another person. knubba,, to push; shove (knua,, to knuckle; knead, press with the knuckles), knubbe, , to beat, and knubse,, to thump, drub; knybbla, , to beat (slightly).

knibbi [knɩbi],, a pointed stone, sharp point on a stone or on a fragment of rock.  knibbe, , sharp stone (Wille), pointed crag (R.).

knibbi [knɩbi],, stumpy, small of stature but well-knit. *knybb-by i-mutation from *knubb-. knubben,, thick-set (from knubb, , block; log of wood), knybba, , and knybbe,, small lump; piece of wood; knubbe and knybbel, , inter alia a small ox.

knibi [kni̇̄bi, knibi],, a handle or peg in a pack-saddle, one of the two projecting handles (in a pack-saddle), crossing each other; de o’ de. , The long, pure i-sound in the main syllable indicates not to be the same word as the before-treated ,, but an original knipa (ii),, knip, , steep mountain-top, crag. For the development of meaning of the word , , partly rock (hill), fragment of rock, bank (in the sea), partly peg in a pack-saddle, and besides  and ,, =.
 * kníp-.  knip (ii),, and

knif [knɩf, knəf (knʌf), kᶇɩf, kᶇəf (k‘ᶇɩf, k‘ᶇəf)],, quick (in action and movement), clever, active and able; a k. body. In some places (as in ) applied to old, yet able-bodied, active people. , [knɩf]. , [knəf],  [k‘ᶇəf (k‘ᶇɩf)]. [kᶇɩf, kᶇef]. [kᶇɩf]. With hn: [hnɩf, hnəf, hᶇɩf, hᶇef, hᶇəf], on   (J.I.): [hnɩf, hnəf]. [hᶇəf]. [knəfi, knʌfi]: [knʌfi] and several places. Also in forms with o [ȯ]: [knȯf] and [hnȯf], reported by J.I. — knæfr (næfr),, brave; active; ardent (B.H.); quick, clever (E.J.). knøv,, clever. kneef, kneif, knief. nœfr, , clever; skilled. — The now comparatively rare forms with o [ȯ] are, as a rule, older in than the forms with “i”, which must be due to influence of. Without initial k (h) is found in, , ,

knikr, knikker [knɩkər (knekər)], , to emit a grating or snickering