cnihthad
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *knehtahaidu, equivalent to cniht + -hād. Cognate with Old High German knehtheit, Middle Low German knechthêd, knechtheid.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cnihthād m
- boyhood
- the state of being unmarried; celibacy
- knighthood
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cnihthād | cnihthādas |
| accusative | cnihthād | cnihthādas |
| genitive | cnihthādes | cnihthāda |
| dative | cnihthāde | cnihthādum |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: knighthod, knyghthode; kniȝthed, knyghthede (forms suffixed with -hed/-hede from Old English *cnihthǣdu)
- English: knighthood
- Scots: knychthade; knichthede, knichtheid