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Old English · verb

cnyllan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈknyl.lɑn/
[ˈknyɫ.ɫɑn]
Syllables
ˈknyl · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
knellknock

Meaning

  1. to strike, knock, clap (such as a door or bell)

  2. to knell, ring a bell

Conjugation

Conjugation of cnyllan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular cnyllecnylde
2nd singular cnyllestcnylstcnyldest
3rd singular cnylleþcnylþcnylde
Plural cnyllaþcnyldon
Subjunctive
Singular cnyllecnylde
Plural cnyllencnylden
Non-finite forms of cnyllan
Form
Infinitive cnyllan
Inflected infinitive cnyllenne
Imperative singular cnyll
Imperative plural cnyllaþ
Present participle cnyllende
Past participle cnylledġecnylled

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *knuʀlijan, from Proto-Germanic *knuzlijaną (“to beat; push; mash”).

Descendants

knell

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