cniht

Old English

Alternative forms

cneoht, cnyht, cneht, cnieht

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knehtaz. Cognate with Old Frisian knecht, Old Saxon kneht, Old High German kneht (German Knecht, Danish knægt, Dutch knecht).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kniht/, [kniçt]

Noun

cniht m

boy
(male) servant, attendant
male of high military rank, ranking below a baron, usually previously having worked as a page or squire

Declension

Declension of cniht (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cniht	cnihtas
accusative	cniht	cnihtas
genitive	cnihtes	cnihta
dative	cnihte	cnihtum

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: knight, knighte, knyght, knyghte, kniȝt, kniȝte, knyȝt, knyȝte
- Scots: knicht
- English: knight

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