A variant or dialectal form of 'gnarl,' meaning to snarl, growl, twist, or become gnarled.
From the same Old English and Germanic roots as 'gnarl,' with 'gnarr' being an alternate spelling and pronunciation variant used in some English dialects.
Dialect variants like 'gnarr' and 'gnarl' show how English has regional pronunciations and spellings that have persisted for centuries—communities kept slightly different versions of the same word alive.
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