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The Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben p. 365 cites a Lithuanian verb knóju with the gloss 'abschälen' i.e. 'peel off'. It is said to be cognate with OHG (h)nouen 'scrape smooth, fit together precisely' and Greek knên 'scratch, scrape'. On-line Lithuanian dictionaries list only an infinitive knoti with a rather divergent meaning, and there seems to be not a single Lithuanian dictionary in the whole city of Memphis. Does anyone know the word (or words, in case the infinitive and the 1sg. are actually different verbs), and what meaning(s) do you associate with them?
I'll post a summary to the list if there are any interesting responses. Thanks in advance.
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