Definition of knule in English:

knule

adjective nuːl

North, Irish English, English Regional, Scottish, Northern

Of a joint: swollen, protuberant. Also: having such a joint or joints. "knule-kneed": having enlarged or protuberant knee-joints, knock-kneed.

Origin

Early 16th century; earliest use found in William Dunbar (?1460–?1530), poet and courtier. Probably the reflex of a borrowing from early Scandinavian (compare Norwegian regional knul, Old Swedish knula (Swedish (now regional) knula), Danish regional (Bornholm) knul, and (with different stem vowel) Old Swedish knyla (Swedish knyla (now regional), †knyl, †knøla, knøl (now the usual form)), early modern Danish knyl, all in sense ‘lump, knob, protuberance, excrescence’) from an extended form of the same Germanic base as Old Icelandic knúi knuckle; other extended forms of the base are reflected in knob, knoll, knop, knot, knur, etc.; further etymology uncertain. In later use perhaps also from German regional (Low German) Knull, Knulle lump, clod, swelling, excrescence.

Definition of knule in US English:

knule

adjectivenuːl

North, Irish English, English Regional, Scottish, Northern

Of a joint: swollen, protuberant. Also: having such a joint or joints. "knule-kneed": having enlarged or protuberant knee-joints, knock-kneed.

Origin

Early 16th century; earliest use found in William Dunbar (?1460–?1530), poet and courtier. Probably the reflex of a borrowing from early Scandinavian (compare Norwegian regional knul, Old Swedish knula (Swedish (now regional) knula), Danish regional (Bornholm) knul, and (with different stem vowel) Old Swedish knyla (Swedish knyla (now regional), † knyl, † knøla, knøl (now the usual form)), early modern Danish knyl, all in sense ‘lump, knob, protuberance, excrescence’) from an extended form of the same Germanic base as Old Icelandic knúi knuckle; other extended forms of the base are reflected in knob, knoll, knop, knot, knur, etc.; further etymology uncertain. In later use perhaps also from German regional (Low German) Knull, Knulle lump, clod, swelling, excrescence.

词汇	knule
释义	Definition of knule in English: knule adjective nuːl North, Irish English, English Regional, Scottish, Northern Of a joint: swollen, protuberant. Also: having such a joint or joints. "knule-kneed": having enlarged or protuberant knee-joints, knock-kneed. Origin Early 16th century; earliest use found in William Dunbar (?1460–?1530), poet and courtier. Probably the reflex of a borrowing from early Scandinavian (compare Norwegian regional knul, Old Swedish knula (Swedish (now regional) knula), Danish regional (Bornholm) knul, and (with different stem vowel) Old Swedish knyla (Swedish knyla (now regional), †knyl, †knøla, knøl (now the usual form)), early modern Danish knyl, all in sense ‘lump, knob, protuberance, excrescence’) from an extended form of the same Germanic base as Old Icelandic knúi knuckle; other extended forms of the base are reflected in knob, knoll, knop, knot, knur, etc.; further etymology uncertain. In later use perhaps also from German regional (Low German) Knull, Knulle lump, clod, swelling, excrescence. Definition of knule in US English: knule adjectivenuːl North, Irish English, English Regional, Scottish, Northern Of a joint: swollen, protuberant. Also: having such a joint or joints. "knule-kneed": having enlarged or protuberant knee-joints, knock-kneed. Origin Early 16th century; earliest use found in William Dunbar (?1460–?1530), poet and courtier. Probably the reflex of a borrowing from early Scandinavian (compare Norwegian regional knul, Old Swedish knula (Swedish (now regional) knula), Danish regional (Bornholm) knul, and (with different stem vowel) Old Swedish knyla (Swedish knyla (now regional), † knyl, † knøla, knøl (now the usual form)), early modern Danish knyl, all in sense ‘lump, knob, protuberance, excrescence’) from an extended form of the same Germanic base as Old Icelandic knúi knuckle; other extended forms of the base are reflected in knob, knoll, knop, knot, knur, etc.; further etymology uncertain. In later use perhaps also from German regional (Low German) Knull, Knulle lump, clod, swelling, excrescence.
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