knyta

See also: knýta

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• knyte (e-infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse knýta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²knyːta/

Verb

knyta (present tense knyter, past tense knytte, past participle knytt, passive infinitive knytast, present participle knytande, imperative knyt)

1. to knot, tie
2. to link (til / to)

   knyta saman ― to connect

3. to clench (one's fist)

References

• “knyta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish knyta, from Old Norse knýta, from Proto-Germanic *knuttijaną, related to *knuttô.

Verb

knyta (present knyter, preterite knöt, supine knutit, imperative knyt)

1. to tie

   Antonym: knyta upp (“untie”)

   Han knöt en knut

   He tied a knot

   lära sig att knyta skorna

   learn to tie one's shoes

   knyta ihop påsen

   tie up [together] the bag

   Han kan knytas till mordplatsen

   He can be tied to the murder scene

2. to clench (a fist)

   Han knöt näven

   He clenched his fist

3. (in "knyta band") to forge ties

   knyta band med landet

   forge ties with the country

4. (reflexive, idiomatic) to go to bed

   Synonyms: krypa till kojs, gå till sängs, gå och lägga sig, lägga sig, törna in

   dags att knyta sig

   time to hit the sack

Conjugation

Conjugation of knyta (class 2 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	knyta		knytas
Supine	knutit		knutits
Imperative	knyt		—
Imper. plural1	knyten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	knyter	knöt	knyts, knytes	knöts
Ind. plural1	knyta	knöto	knytas	knötos
Subjunctive2	knyte	knöte	knytes	knötes
	Participles
Present participle	knytande
Past participle	knuten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• knyta ihop säcken (“wrap things up, tie things up”)
• knyta näven i fickan

Related terms

• anknyta
• knut
• knyta upp
• knytning
• uppknyta

References

• knyta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knyta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knyta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)