cniht

Old English

Alternative forms

cneoht, cnyht, cneht, cnieht

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knehtaz. Cognate with Old Frisian knecht, Old Saxon kneht, Old High German kneht (German Knecht, Danish knægt, Dutch knecht).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkniçt/

Noun

cniht m (nominative plural cnihtas)

boy
(male) servant, attendant
male of high military rank, ranking below a baron, usually previously having worked as a page or squire

Declension

Declension of cniht (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cniht	cnihtas
accusative	cniht	cnihtas
genitive	cnihtes	cnihta
dative	cnihte	cnihtum

Derived terms

Terms derived from cniht

Descendants

Middle English: kniȝt, knight, knyght
- English: knight / Knight
- Scots: knicht

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