gnar

gnar
/nahr/, v.i., gnarred, gnarring.
to snarl; growl.
Also, gnarr.
[1490-1500; imit; cf. OE gnyrran, G knarren, knirren, MD gnerren, gnorren]

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  • gnarr — Gnar Gnar, n. [OE. knarre, gnarre, akin to OD. knor, G. knorren. Cf. {Knar}, {Knur}, {Gnarl}.] A knot or gnarl in wood; hence, a tough, thickset man; written also {gnarr}. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] He was . . . a thick gnarre. Chaucer. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gnarred — Gnar Gnar, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gnarred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gnarring}.] [See {Gnarl}.] To gnarl; to snarl; to growl; written also gnarr. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] At them he gan to rear his bristles strong, And felly gnarre. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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