cnyttan

Old English

handġecnytt socc

Alternative forms

• cnittan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *knuttijan, from Proto-Germanic *knuttijaną (“to knot; make knots; knit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknyt.tɑn/

Verb

cnyttan

1. to tie; bind
2. to knot
3. to knit

Conjugation

Conjugation of cnyttan (weak class 1)

infinitive	cnyttan	cnyttenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	cnytte	cnytte
second person singular	cnyttest, cnytst	cnyttest
third person singular	cnytteþ, cnytt, cnyt	cnytte
plural	cnyttaþ	cnytton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	cnytte	cnytte
plural	cnytten	cnytten
imperative
singular	cnytt
plural	cnyttaþ
participle	present	past
	cnyttende	(ġe)cnytted

Derived terms

• becnyttan
• ġecnyttan
• uncnyttan

Related terms

• cnotta

Descendants

• Middle English: knytten, knutten, knetten, knitten
  • English: knit
  • Scots: knyt, knit