knif

knif

Middle English

Noun

knif

  1. alternative form of knyf

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *knīb. Cognate with West Frisian kniif.

Noun

knif n (plural (Föhr-Amrum) kniiwer or (Mooring) kniwinge)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring) knife

Silesian

Etymology

Etymology tree
German Kniffbor.
Silesian knif

    Borrowed from German Kniff (“crease, trick”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkɲif/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -if
    • Syllabification: knif

    Noun

    knif m inan

    1. catch, trick (something used to try and fool someone else)

    Further reading

    • Barbara Podgórska; Adam Podgóski (2008), “knif”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 137

    Swedish

    Noun

    knif

    1. obsolete spelling of kniv

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