cnafa

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *knabō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɑ.fɑ/, [ˈknɑ.vɑ]

Noun

cnafa m

1. boy; lad; young man

Declension

Declension of cnafa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cnafa	cnafan
accusative	cnafan	cnafan
genitive	cnafan	cnafena
dative	cnafan	cnafum

Derived terms

• mǣġcnafa

Related terms

• cnapa

Descendants

• Middle English: knave, cnave, knafe, cnafe, knaffe, knaue, knawe, knaf, knaw
  • English: knave
  • Scots: knave, knafe, knaif