Knan

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Noun

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Knan m (strong, genitive Knans, no plural)

  1. (obsolete, regional) dad, da, pops
    • 1668, Grimmelshausen, Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus Teutsch, I:
      Mein Knan (dann alſo nennet man die Vaͤtter im Speſſert) hatte einen eignen Pallaſt/ ſo wol als ein anderer […].
      My dad (which is what we call a father in the Spessart) has his palace just like any other.

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