cneowlian

Old English

Etymology

From cnēow +‎ -lian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkne͜oːw.li.ɑn/

Verb

cnēowlian

1. to kneel

   Synonym: cnēowian

Conjugation

Conjugation of cnēowlian (weak class 2)

infinitive	cnēowlian	cnēowlienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	cnēowliġe	cnēowlode
second person singular	cnēowlast	cnēowlodest
third person singular	cnēowlaþ	cnēowlode
plural	cnēowliaþ	cnēowlodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	cnēowliġe	cnēowlode
plural	cnēowliġen	cnēowloden
imperative
singular	cnēowla
plural	cnēowliaþ
participle	present	past
	cnēowliende	(ġe)cnēowlod

Descendants

• Middle English: knelen, knewlen
  • English: kneel

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cnēowlian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.