kneden

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cnēden, from Old Dutch *knedan, from Proto-West Germanic *knedan, from Proto-Germanic *knudaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkneː.də(n)/

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• Hyphenation: kne‧den
• Rhymes: -eːdən

Verb

kneden

1. to knead

Conjugation

Conjugation of kneden (weak)
infinitive	kneden
past singular	kneedde
past participle	gekneed
infinitive	kneden
gerund	kneden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kneed	kneedde
2nd person sing. (jij)	kneedt, kneed2	kneedde
2nd person sing. (u)	kneedt	kneedde
2nd person sing. (gij)	kneedt	kneedde
3rd person singular	kneedt	kneedde
plural	kneden	kneedden
subjunctive sing.1	knede	kneedde
subjunctive plur.1	kneden	kneedden
imperative sing.	kneed
imperative plur.1	kneedt
participles	knedend	gekneed
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• kneedbom

Anagrams

• denken, kenden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cnede, knede

Etymology

From Old English cnedan, from Proto-West Germanic *knedan, from Proto-Germanic *knudaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɛ̞ːdən/

Verb

kneden (third-person singular simple present knedeth, present participle knedynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative knad, past participle kneden)

1. To knead; to blend together into a conglomeration.
2. (rare) To knead as to compress or squash; to mix together.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kneden (strong class 5/4 or weak in -de)

infinitive	(to) kneden, knede
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	knede	knad, knedde
2nd-person singular	knedest	knede1, kneddest
3rd-person singular	knedeth	knad, knedde
subjunctive singular	knede	knede2, knedde2
imperative singular		—
plural3	kneden, knede	kneden, knede, knedden, knedde
imperative plural	knedeth, knede	—
participles	knedynge, knedende	(y)knoden, (y)kneden, (y)kned

¹ Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or knadest.
² Later replaced by the indicative.
³ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• kneder
• knedynge

Descendants

• English: knead
• Scots: kned

References

• “knēden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 September 2018.

Swedish

Noun

kneden

1. definite singular of kned