- cnapa
- m (-n/-n) child, youth; servant
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Knapton — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is locational from three places so called, one in the East Riding of Yorkshire, one in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and one in Norfolk. The placenames are derived from the Old English pre… … Surnames reference
Knave — (n[=a]v), n. [OE., boy, servant, knave, AS. cnafa boy, youth; cf. AS. cnapa boy, youth, D. knaap, G. knabe boy, knappe esquire, Icel. knapi, Sw. knape esquire, kn[ a]fvel knave.] 1. A boy; especially, a boy servant. [Obs.] Wyclif. Chaucer. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knave child — Knave Knave (n[=a]v), n. [OE., boy, servant, knave, AS. cnafa boy, youth; cf. AS. cnapa boy, youth, D. knaap, G. knabe boy, knappe esquire, Icel. knapi, Sw. knape esquire, kn[ a]fvel knave.] 1. A boy; especially, a boy servant. [Obs.] Wyclif.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Youth related terms — Unisex terms *Junior = younger , antonym of senior, occurs in titles as lower grade , in terms of service years (not age) or even merely hierarchical, on criteria regardless of experience; equivalent is puisne. *Infant, originally child too young … Wikipedia
Junge — Ein Junge, auch als Knabe oder Bub bezeichnet, ist ein männliches Kind. Junge in Spanien … Deutsch Wikipedia
Knappe, der — Der Knappe, des n, plur. die n, ein in dem gemeinen Sprachgebrauche der Hochdeutschen größten Theils veraltetes Wort, welches ehedem in folgenden Bedeutungen üblich war. 1. Eine jede junge Mannsperson, ein junger Mann; in welcher Bedeutung es im… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
Knave — A boy child; a servant boy or a menial; later applied to a man as a rogue or scoundrel. [< OldEngl. cnapa = boy] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Knapman — Recorded as Knapp, Napp, Knappe, Knappen, Knapman and Napman, this very interesting English surname has two possible origins. The first is locational from a number of places called Knapp in Devon, Hampshire and Surrey, deriving from the Old… … Surnames reference
Knapp — Recorded as Knapp, Napp, Knappe, Knappen, Knapman and Napman, this very interesting English surname has two possible origins. The first is locational from a number of places called Knapp in Devon, Hampshire and Surrey, deriving from the Old… … Surnames reference
Knappe — This interesting name has two possible origins. The first being locational from a number of places called Knapp in Devon, Hampshire and Surrey, deriving from the Old English, pre 7th Century, cnoepp meaning a hilltop. The name was originally… … Surnames reference
