cneo
Middle English
Old English
Alternative forms
- cnēow
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
Germanic cognates: Old Frisian kniu, Old Saxon knio, Dutch knie, Old High German kneo (German Knie), Old Norse kné (Swedish knä, Danish knæ), Gothic 𐌺𐌽𐌹𐌿 (kniu).
Indo-European cognates: Sanskrit जानु (jānu), Avestan 𐬲𐬥𐬏𐬨 (žnūm), Old Armenian ծունր (cunr), Albanian gju, Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu), Latin genu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kneːo/
Noun
cnēo n
- the knee
- Hīe on cnēowum sǣton: they sat on their knees.
- a generation
- On ānum cnēowe: in one generation.
Declension
Declension of cneo
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | cnēo | cnēo |
accusative | cnēo | cnēo |
genitive | cnēowes | cnēowa |
dative | cnēowe | cnēowum |
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