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Old English · verb

cnyttan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈknyt.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈknyt · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
knitbindtieknot

Meaning

  1. to tie; bind

  2. to knot

  3. to knit

Conjugation

Conjugation of cnyttan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular cnyttecnytte
2nd singular cnyttestcnytstcnyttest
3rd singular cnytteþcnyttcnytcnytte
Plural cnyttaþcnytton
Subjunctive
Singular cnyttecnytte
Plural cnyttencnytten
Non-finite forms of cnyttan
Form
Infinitive cnyttan
Inflected infinitive cnyttenne
Imperative singular cnytt
Imperative plural cnyttaþ
Present participle cnyttende
Past participle cnyttedġecnytted

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *knuttijan, from Proto-Germanic *knuttijaną (“to knot; make knots; knit”).

Descendants

knit

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