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English
Etymology 1
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Verb
knaw (third-person singular simple present knaws, present participle knawing, simple past and past participle knawed)
- Archaic spelling of gnaw.
Etymology 2
Verb
knaw (third-person singular simple present knaws, present participle knawing, simple past knawed, past participle knawn)
- Nonstandard form of know.
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
knaw
- Alternative form of knave
Middle Welsh
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Old Irish cnáim (“bone”), but at any rate ultimately from Proto-Celtic *knāmis, from Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m (“leg”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κνήμη (knḗmē, “tibia”) and English ham.
Pronunciation
Noun
knaw m (plural kneu or knouein)
- bone
- skull
Descendants
Mutation
| Middle Welsh mutation
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| Radical |
Soft |
Nasal |
Aspirate
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| knaw |
gnaw |
knaw / chnaw
pronounced with /ŋ̊-/ |
chnaw
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cnaw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies