knotted

English

Etymology

From Middle English knotted, iknotted, from the past participle of the verb knotten.

Adjective

knotted (comparative more knotted, superlative most knotted)

full of knots, knotty
tied in knots
tangled, tangly, knotty, entangled, matted, snarled, unkempt, or uncombed

Translations

full of knots

Irish: ^{(please verify)} cnotach, ^{(please verify)} cocánach, ^{(please verify)} cranraithe, ^{(please verify)} dualach, ^{(please verify)} fadharcánach, ^{(please verify)} foirbeach, ^{(please verify)} snaidhmeach

Maori: taurekereke

Verb

knotted

simple past tense and past participle of knot
He arrives at school every day with his shoestrings all knotted.

Her macrame basket hangers are so well knotted.

Middle English

Alternative forms

knottid, knottyd, iknotted, icnottet, cnottede, cnotted, icnotten

Etymology

The past participle of a rare verb knotten.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈknɔtəd/, /iˈknɔtəd/, /əˈknɔtəd/

Adjective

knotted

Descendants

English: knotted
Scots: knottit

References

“knotten (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.

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