cnæp

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knappô.

Pronunciation

Noun

cnæp m

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    • "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 4, verse 29
      And hiġ ārīson and scūfon hine of ðǣre ceastre. And lǣddon hine ofer ðæs muntes cnæpp. Ofer þone hyra buruh ġetimbrud wæs. þ hī hyne nyðer bescūfon.
      And they arose and shoved him from the city. And led him over the mount's top. Over that their city was built. That they thrusted him downward.

Descendants

  • Middle English: knappe
    • English: knap
    • Scots: knap (in part)
    • Welsh: cnap
  • Middle Irish: cnap

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