cnocian
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *knukōną. Cognate with Middle High German knochen (“to nudge; prod; slap”), Old Norse knoka (“to knock; thump”).
Pronunciation
Verb
cnocian
- (intransitive) to knock (rap one's knuckles against something)
- Cnoca on þā duru and ġeseoh ġif hīe æt hām sind.
- Knock on the door and see if they're home.
- Iċ eom sē þe cnocaþ.
- I am the one who knocks.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Festival of St. Peter the Apostle"
- Hē cnocode æt þǣre dura.
- He knocked at the door.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Festival of St. Peter the Apostle"
- Petrus cnocode forþ oþ þæt hīe hine inn lēton.
- Peter kept knocking until they let him in.
- (transitive) to knock on something
- Cnoca þā duru hearde.
- Knock on the door hard.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 13:25
- Þonne se hīredes ealdor inn gǣþ and his duru beclȳst, and ġē standaþ þǣr ūte and þā duru cnociaþ, and cweðaþ, "Dryhten, ātȳn ūs," þonne cwiþ hē tō ēow, "Ne cann iċ ēow; nāt iċ hwanon ġē sind."
- When the master of the house goes in and shuts the door, and you stand outside and knock on the door, saying, "Lord, open to us," then he will say to you, "I don't know you; I don't know where you're from."
- to hit, strike
- to pound
Conjugation
Conjugation of cnocian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | cnocian | cnocienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | cnociġe | cnocode |
| second person singular | cnocast | cnocodest |
| third person singular | cnocaþ | cnocode |
| plural | cnociaþ | cnocodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | cnociġe | cnocode |
| plural | cnociġen | cnocoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | cnoca | |
| plural | cnociaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| cnociende | (ġe)cnocod | |