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Middle English
- knijf, cnif, knife, knif, knyffe, knyȝf, cnyffe, knyve, knyv, chnief, knefe, knyfe
Etymology
From Old English cnīf, from Old Norse knífr, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
knyf (plural knyves or knyfes)
- A knife as a tool or instrument; the following special senses exist:
- A knife used in surgery.
- A kitchen knife.
- A knife or dagger (weapon)
Usage notes
In Middle English, if a vowel, especially i or y, was followed by a consonant, the consonant being itself followed by a silent e, the vowel would still be long if the e was omitted, so it was sometimes omitted.
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