cnielen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *kniolon. Ultimately derived from cnie, but the source of the l is unknown.

Verb

cnielen

1. to kneel

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: knielen
• Limburgish: knele

Further reading

• “cnielen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “cnielen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN