cniht

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[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

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