cnihthad

Old English

Etymology

From cniht +‎ -hād. Cognate with Old High German knehtheit.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkniçtˌhɑːd/

Noun

cnihthād m (nominative plural cnihthādas)

  1. the period between childhood and manhood; youth; boyhood
  2. the state of being unmarried; celibacy
  3. knighthood

Inflection
Declension of cnihthad (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative cnihthād cnihthādas
accusative cnihthād cnihthādas
genitive cnihthādes cnihthāda
dative cnihthāde cnihthādum

Descendants
  • Middle English: knighthed, knighthod
    • English: knighthood
    • Scots: knyghthade, knichthede, knichtheid
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