cniht

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Declension 1.3.2 Descendants

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

West Germanic, of unknown origin: cognate with Old Frisian knecht, Old Saxon knecht, Old High German kneht (German Knecht, Danish knægt, Dutch knecht).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kniçt/

[edit] Noun

cniht m.

1. boy, youth
2. (male) servant, attendant
3. male of high military rank, ranking below a baron, usually previously having worked as a page or squire

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	cniht	cnihtas
accusative	cniht	cnihtas
genitive	cnihtes	cnihta
dative	cnihte	cnihtum

[edit] Descendants

• English knight / Knight