cneowlian
Old English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkne͜oːw.li.ɑn/
Verb
cnēowlian
- to kneel
- Synonym: cnēowian
Conjugation
Conjugation of cnēowlian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | cnēowlian | cnēowlienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | cnēowliġe | cnēowlode |
| second person singular | cnēowlast | cnēowlodest |
| third person singular | cnēowlaþ | cnēowlode |
| plural | cnēowliaþ | cnēowlodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | cnēowliġe | cnēowlode |
| plural | cnēowliġen | cnēowloden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | cnēowla | |
| plural | cnēowliaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| cnēowliende | (ġe)cnēowlod | |
Descendants
- Middle English: knelen, knel, knele, knely, knelyn, cneoli, cneolin, kneoli (Early Middle English), cnelenn, cneolenn (Ormulum), kneuli, knewele (West Midlands)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cnēowlian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.