cnapo

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knapô.

Noun

cnapo m

1. servant, assistant
   • c. 900 CE, Die altmittel- und altniederfränkischen Psalmen und Glossen [The Old Middle and Old Low Franconian psalms and glosses]:

     In ne kēre antsceine thīn fan cnapin thīnin wanda ic gewītenot wirthon sniumo gihōri mī

     And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily. (Psalms 69:17; KJV)

Inflection

Declension of cnapo (masculine an-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	cnapo	cnapon
accusative	cnapon	cnapon
genitive	cnapin	cnapono
dative	cnapin	cnapon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: cnāpe
  • Dutch: knaap

Further reading

• “cnapo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012