cnyttan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • cnittan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *knuttijan, from Proto-Germanic *knuttijaną (“to knot; make knots; knit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknyt.tɑn/

Verb

cnyttan

  1. to tie; bind
  2. to knot
  3. to knit

Conjugation

Conjugation of cnyttan (weak, class 1)
infinitive cnyttan cnyttenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular cnytte cnytte
second person singular cnyttest, cnytst cnyttest
third person singular cnytteþ, cnytt, cnyt cnytte
plural cnyttaþ cnytton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular cnytte cnytte
plural cnytten cnytten
imperative
singular cnytt
plural cnyttaþ
participle present past
cnyttende (ġe)cnytted

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: knytten, knutten, knetten, knitten
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