cnapo

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *knappō.

Noun

cnapo m

  1. servant, assistant
    • c. 900 CE, Die altmittel- und altniederfränkischen Psalmen und Glossen [The Old Middle and Old Low Franconian psalms and glosses]:
      In ne kēre antsceine thīn fan cnapin thīnin wanda ic gewītenot wirthon sniumo gihōri mī
      And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily. (Psalms 69:17; KJV)

Inflection

Declension of cnapo (masculine an-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative cnapo cnapon
accusative cnapon cnapon
genitive cnapin cnapono
dative cnapin cnapon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: cnāpe

Further reading

  • “cnapo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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