- cnéowlian
- wv/t2 to kneel
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cnéowlian
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kneel — intransitive verb (knelt or kneeled; kneeling) Etymology: Middle English knelen, from Old English cnēowlian; akin to Old English cnēow knee Date: before 12th century to bend the knee ; fall or rest on the knees … New Collegiate Dictionary
genu- — I. genu 1 Knee; also angle. Oldest form *g̑enu , becoming *genu in centum languages. 1. Variant form *gneu . a. knee, from Old English cnēo, knee, from Germanic *knewam; b. kneel, from Old English … Universalium
kneel — kneelingly, adv. /neel/, v., knelt or kneeled, kneeling, n. v.i. 1. to go down or rest on the knees or a knee. n. 2. the action or position of kneeling. [bef. 1000; ME knelen, OE cneowlian (c. LG knelen, D knielen). See KNEE, LE] * * * … Universalium
kneel — [ni:l] v also kneel down past tense and past participle knelt [nelt] also kneeled AmE [I] [: Old English; Origin: cneowlian] to be in or move into a position where your body is resting on your knees ▪ Tom knelt down and patted the dog. kneel on ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
handeln — Vsw std. (9. Jh., hantalod 8. Jh.), mhd. handeln, ahd. hantalōn, as. handlon, mndd. handelen, mndl. handelen Stammwort. Aus g. * handlō Vsw., auch in anord. handla, ho̧ndla, ae. handlian, afr. handelia, hondelia. Die Bedeutung ist ursprünglich… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
kneel — (v.) O.E. cneowlian, from cneow (see KNEE (Cf. knee)); Cf. M.L.G. knelen, M.Du. cnielen, Du. knielen Goth. knussjan. Past tense knelt is a modern formation (19c.) on analogy of feel/felt, etc. Related: Kneeling … Etymology dictionary
kneel — verb (past and past participle knelt or chiefly N. Amer. also kneeled) fall or rest on a knee or the knees. Origin OE cnēowlian, from cnēow (see knee) … English new terms dictionary
kneel — [[t]nil[/t]] v. i. knelt kneeled, kneel•ing to go down or rest on the knees or a knee • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME knelen, OE cnēowlian (c. MLG knēlen, D knielen). See knee, le … From formal English to slang
kneel — /nil / (say neel) verb (i) (knelt or kneeled, kneeling) 1. to fall or rest on the knees or a knee. –noun 2. the action or position of kneeling. –phrase 3. kneel on, Colloquial to oppress; force into submission. 4. kneel to, to submit oneself …
kneel — [nēl] vi. knelt or kneeled, kneeling [ME knelen < OE cneowlian < cneow, KNEE] to bend or rest on a knee or the knees … English World dictionary
