knape
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English knape (“a lad, boy”), from Old English cnapa (“a lad, boy”), from Proto-West Germanic *knappō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
knape (plural knapes)
- (obsolete, dialectal) A lad.
- 1534, Incorporation of Hammermen, unknown
- Given to the two knapes & for graithing of the harness to the bannermen.
- 1628, J. Carmichael, unknown:
- He was never a lucky knape.
- 1534, Incorporation of Hammermen, unknown
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Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English cnapa, from Proto-West Germanic *knappō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
knape (plural knapes)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “knāpe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.