cnapa

Middle English

Noun

cnapa

1. Alternative form of knape

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knappô; compare Old Norse knapi (“valet”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gnebʰ- (“to press, tighten”). See also the related cnafa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɑ.pɑ/

Noun

cnapa m

1. boy; lad; young man
2. servant

Declension

Declension of cnapa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cnapa	cnapan
accusative	cnapan	cnapan
genitive	cnapan	cnapena
dative	cnapan	cnapum

Related terms

• cnafa

Descendants

• Middle English: knape, knappe
  • English: knape
  • Scots: knape, knaip