cnyllan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knuzlijaną (“to beat; push; mash”).

Verb

cnyllan

  1. to strike, knock, clap (such as a door or bell)
  2. to knell, ring a bell

Conjugation
Conjugation of cnyllan (weak class 1)
infinitive cnyllan tō cnyllenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular cnylle cnyllde
2nd-person singular cnyllest cnylldest
3rd-person singular cnylleþ cnyllde
plural cnyllaþ cnylldon
subjunctive present past
singular cnylle cnyllde
plural cnyllen cnyllden
imperative
singular cnyll
plural cnyllaþ
participle present past
cnyllende (ġe)cnylled

Derived terms
  • ġecnyllan
  • cnyll m (“knell, clang, sound”)

Descendants

References
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