cniht
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *knehtaz. Cognate with Old Frisian kniucht, Old Saxon kneht, Old Dutch *kneht, Old High German kneht.
Pronunciation
Noun
cniht m
- boy
- (male) servant, attendant
- male of high military rank, ranking below a baron, usually previously having worked as a page or squire
Declension
Declension of cniht (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: knight(Please either change this template to {{desc}} or insert a ====Descendants==== section in knight#Middle English)