knape
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English knape (“a lad, boy”), from Old English cnapa (“a lad, boy”), from Proto-West Germanic *knappō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
knape (plural knapes)
- (obsolete, dialectal) A lad.
- 1534, Incorporation of Hammermen, unknown
- Given to the two knapes & for graithing of the harness to the bannermen.
- 1628, J. Carmichael, unknown:
- He was never a lucky knape.
- 1534, Incorporation of Hammermen, unknown
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English cnapa, from Proto-West Germanic *knappō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
knape (plural knapes)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “knāpe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.
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