knytten
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English cnyttan, from Proto-West Germanic *knuttijan, from Proto-Germanic *knutjaną, *knuttijaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]knytten
- To connect or secure; to join something to another (especially with rope):
- To wrap or swaddle; to encase or surround in rope as to secure or amalgamate.
- To secure, join together, close, or link by making a knot.
- To make an irrevocable or permanent linkage or binding contract.
- To join, unite or bring together; to make two things one.
- To append or bring into another; to make one thing part of another.
- To enter into or begin an endeavour, activity, or pursuit:
- To instill or inculcate a belief, worldview, ideal, or ideology.
- To work out an argument or treatise out of words or ideas.
- To fix or repair; to stop something from being broken or in disrepair.
- To make, tie or create a knot; to tie thread as to stay secure.
- To solidify, compress or harden; to cause to congeal or become hardened.
- (figuratively) To finish, finalise or terminate; to bring something to its end.
- (rare) To be in a link, connection, or relationship with another thing.
- (rare) To be joined, united or brought together.
- (rare) To incorporate or include (secret or esoteric) meanings.
- (rare) To close up or turn off; to stop from working.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of knytten (weak in -te/-ed)
infinitive | (to) knytten, knytte | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | knytte | knytte, knytted | |
2nd-person singular | knyttest | knyttest, knyttedest | |
3rd-person singular | knytteth | knytte, knytted | |
subjunctive singular | knytte | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | knytten, knytte | knytten, knytte, knytteden, knyttede | |
imperative plural | knytteth, knytte | — | |
participles | knyttynge, knyttende | knyt, knytted, yknyt, yknytted |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “knitten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-18.
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