knyllen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English cnyllan, from Proto-West Germanic *knuʀlijan, from Proto-Germanic *knuzlijaną; by surface analysis, knyl (“knell”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknilən/

Verb

knyllen (third-person singular simple present knylleth, present participle knyllende, knyllynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle knylled)

  1. To knell; to ring or toll a bell.
  2. To ring or toll (of a bell)
  3. (by extension) To strike or sound as a bell.

Conjugation

Conjugation of knyllen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) knylen, knyle
present tense past tense
1st-person singular knyle knyled
2nd-person singular knylest knyledest
3rd-person singular knyleth knyled
subjunctive singular knyle
imperative singular —
plural1 knylen, knyle knyleden, knylede
imperative plural knyleth, knyle —
participles knylynge, knylende knyled, yknyled

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: knell
  • Scots: knell, knool

References

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