knokel

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Middle English

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Etymology

From Old English cnucel, from Proto-West Germanic *knukil, from Proto-Germanic *knukilaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

knokel (plural knokeles)

  1. A knuckle or similar joint.
  2. (rare) A fist (hand with fingers curled in)

Descendants

  • English: knuckle
  • Scots: knockle
  • Yola: noughel

References

Middle Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Saxon *knukil, from Proto-West Germanic *knukil.

Noun

knö̂kel

  1. bone

Descendants