cnapa

Middle English

Noun

cnapa

Alternative form of knape

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knappô; compare Old Norse knapi (“valet”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gnebʰ- (“to press, tighten”). See also the related cnafa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈknɑpɑ/

Noun

cnapa m

boy; lad; young man
servant

Inflection

Declension of cnapa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cnapa	cnapan
accusative	cnapan	cnapan
genitive	cnapan	cnapena
dative	cnapan	cnapum

Related terms

cnafa

Descendants

Middle English: knape, knappe
- English: knape
- Scots: knape, knaip

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