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Old English · verb

cnocian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈkno.ki.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈkno · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
knockknucklesrappound

Meaning

  1. to knock (rap one's knuckles against something)

    Iċ eom sē þe cnocaþ.

    I am the one who knocks.

  2. to knock on something

    Cnoca þā duru hearde.

    Knock on the door hard.

  3. to hit, strike

  4. to pound

Conjugation

Conjugation of cnocian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular cnociġecnocode
2nd singular cnocastcnocodest
3rd singular cnocaþcnocode
Plural cnociaþcnocodon
Subjunctive
Singular cnociġecnocode
Plural cnociġencnocoden
Non-finite forms of cnocian
Form
Infinitive cnocian
Inflected infinitive cnocienne
Imperative singular cnoca
Imperative plural cnociaþ
Present participle cnociende
Past participle cnocodġecnocod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *knokōn, from Proto-Germanic *knukōną. Cognate with Middle High German knochen (“to nudge; prod; slap”), Old Norse knoka (“to knock; thump”).

Descendants

knock

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