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Rh bone of the human frame, knope, , a knot; gnarl of wood; lump.

†knobbin [knȯbɩn, k‘nȯbɩn],, a hitch, half-hitch on a fishing hand-line; snell. See ,

knof (hnof),, see.

knoggi [knȯdᶎi, k‘nȯdᶎi] and knoggj [(knȯdᶎ) k‘nȯdᶎ],, a short, square-built, well-knit fellow.. . *knyggi? knugg, , a) protuberance on the body; b) a short, thick-set fellow (R.). See , ,

knoggjet [knȯdᶎət, k‘n-],, small in stature, but stout and square-built; a k. fellow. — knuggjen,, thick-set. See the preceding word, and ,

†knokk$n$ [knɔk, knåk, k‘n-], , a bundle of carded wool, a certain number of carded tufts of wool, wound and tied together, a k. o’ rowers [‘rollers’, carded tufts of wool rolled up cylindrically] = “a ba’ [‘ball’] o’ rowers” or “a head o’ rowers”. On  [hnɔk, hnåk]. The “a head o’ rowers” rather suggests  knokkur, , the head ( cnoc, roundish hill, knoll); but is, however, in the given sense, most originally the same word as knoka,, a bundle, bundle of flax, knocke and knocken, bundle of flax, skein of flax, kno(h)che, cnücce, cnicche, a bundle, which words assimilate to the word in sense as well as in application.

†knokk$h$ [knɔk, knåk, k‘nåk] and †knokkin [knɔkɩn, knåkɩn (k‘n-)], , the head of two couples joined together; de o’ de “couples”, [knåkɩn]:  Also “de heads o’ de couples”. The same word as knokkur,, the head? ( cnoc; see under the preceding word). The word might also be referred to *knuk- (whence knykill,, protuberance; in the same sense knugg, ),  as and , , in are used partly in the same sense as $1$, partly of a projecting peg or handle in a pack-saddle; ,, and (sense 3),

knolt$2$ [knȯ‘ᶅt, k‘nȯ‘ᶅt],, a knoll; lump; log of wood; a k. o’ wood. Also of living things, a k. o’ a codlin, a well-developed (large and firm) cod. Sometimes to persons: a strong, well-knit, young person (a man); in this sense reported from in the form  [hnɔ‘ᶅt, hnå‘ᶅt]; Reported from [knȯ‘ᶅt] in sense of small, knotty, undeveloped horn of an animal. — knolt, knolte and knult,, a knoll (crag), unevenness; knollt,, a lump.

knolt$2$ [knȯ‘ᶅt, k‘n- (knɔ‘ᶅt, knå‘ᶅt)], , a thrust or blow with the knuckles; to gi’e ane a k. wi’ de knuckles. in a wider sense: a stroke ( a slight stroke), a buffet. On :. [k‘nolt], a smart blow. See the word.

knolt [knȯ‘ᶅt, k‘nȯ‘ᶅt (knɔ‘ᶅt, knå‘ᶅt)], , to thrust, strike, to knuckle; to k. wi’ de knuckles. On —  knolta,, to push, and knultrast (knaltrast),, to buffet each other.
 * . [k‘no‘lt]: ,

knoltin [knȯ‘ᶅtin, k‘nȯ‘ᶅtin],, a stroke, (repeated) thumping with the knuckles; to gi’e ane a k.

In Low’s list of words. form. knǫrr,, a kind of merchant ship, knørrur,
 * knorin,, a vessel, boat.

knoss [knȯᶊ, k‘nȯᶊ] and knossi