- cnyll
- m (-es/-as) sound or signal of a bell
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Knell — This unusual and interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has two possible sources. Firstly, it may be from a topographical name for someone who lived on a hillock, derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century cnyll , hillock, a byform… … Surnames reference
Knill — This unusual and interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has two possible sources. Firstly, it may be from a topographical name for someone who lived on a hillock, derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century cnyll , hillock, a byform… … Surnames reference
death knell — Knell Knell, n. [OE. knel, cnul, AS. cnyll, fr. cnyllan to sound a bell; cf. D. & G. knallen to clap, crack, G. & Sw. knall a clap, crack, loud sound, Dan. knalde to clap, crack. Cf. {Knoll}, n. & v.] The stroke of a bell tolled at a funeral or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knell — Knell, n. [OE. knel, cnul, AS. cnyll, fr. cnyllan to sound a bell; cf. D. & G. knallen to clap, crack, G. & Sw. knall a clap, crack, loud sound, Dan. knalde to clap, crack. Cf. {Knoll}, n. & v.] The stroke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knell — [nel] n [: Old English; Origin: cnyll] literary the sound of a bell being rung slowly because someone has died →↑death knell … Dictionary of contemporary English
Knall — Sm std. (16. Jh.) Stammwort. Rückbildung aus mhd. (er , ver )knellen Vst. knallen ; vgl. ae. cnyll Glockenschlag (u.ä.). Keine klare Herkunftsmöglichkeit, vermutlich lautmalend. Knall und Fall plötzlich bezieht sich ursprünglich auf Jagd und… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
knell — {{11}}knell (n.) O.E. cnyll sound made by a bell when struck or rung slowly, perhaps of imitative origin. The Welsh cnull death bell appears to be a borrowing from English. For vowel evolution, see BURY (Cf. bury). {{12}}knell (v.) O.E. cnyllan… … Etymology dictionary
knell — [nɛl] literary noun the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral. ↘something regarded as a warning of disaster. verb (of a bell) ring solemnly. ↘proclaim by or as if by a knell. Origin OE cnyll (n.), cnyllan (v.), of… … English new terms dictionary
knell — n. & v. n. 1 the sound of a bell, esp. when rung solemnly for a death or funeral. 2 an announcement, event, etc., regarded as a solemn warning of disaster. v. 1 intr. a (of a bell) ring solemnly, esp. for a death or funeral. b make a doleful or… … Useful english dictionary
