cniht
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *knehtaz, of unknown origin: cognate with Old Frisian knecht, Old Saxon kneht, Old High German kneht (German Knecht, Danish knægt, Dutch knecht).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /kniht/, [kniçt]
Noun[edit]
cniht m
- boy, youth
- (male) servant, attendant
- male of high military rank, ranking below a baron, usually previously having worked as a page or squire
Declension[edit]
Declension of cniht (strong a-stem)
