cnyllan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knuzlijaną (“to beat; push; mash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknyl.lɑn/, [ˈknyɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

cnyllan

1. to strike, knock, clap (such as a door or bell)
2. to knell, ring a bell

Conjugation

Conjugation of cnyllan (weak class 1)

infinitive	cnyllan	cnyllenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	cnylle	cnylde
second person singular	cnyllest, cnylst	cnyldest
third person singular	cnylleþ, cnylþ	cnylde
plural	cnyllaþ	cnyldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	cnylle	cnylde
plural	cnyllen	cnylden
imperative
singular	cnyll
plural	cnyllaþ
participle	present	past
	cnyllende	(ġe)cnylled

Derived terms

• ġecnyllan

Related terms

• cnyll m (“knell, clang, sound”)

Descendants

• Middle English: knyllen, knillen, knullen, knellen
  • English: knell

References

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