Knaue-child, sb. a male child, W.

Knawe, v. to know, S2; see Knowen.

Knawen, pp. gnawed, S3; see Gnawen.

Kne, sb. knee, S, S2; cneowe, dat., S; cnouwe, S; knes, pl., S; kneon, S; knowes, C2, P.—­AS. cnA(C)ow (cnA(C)o).

Kneden, v. to knead, Voc., Palsg.; cneden, S, MD; knodyn, pp., MD; knodon, Prompt.; kned, CM; knodden, HD.—­AS. cnedan, pp. cnoden (cneden), see SkD.

Knelen, v. to kneel, S; knely, S2; kneolen, PP; knewlen, pr. pl., PP.—­Cp.  Low G. knA(C)len.

Knelyng, sb. kneeling, PP; cnelinng, S; knewelyng, S.

Kneon, sb. pl. knees, S; see Kne.

Knippen, v. to nip, break off the edge; nippen, SkD; nyppen, PP; knyp, pp., S3.—­Cp.  Du. knippen, to crack, snap.

Kni3*t, sb. knight, soldier, armed retainer, S, S2; knict, S; knyht, S; knyght, C3; cnihtes, pl., S; knictes, S; knyhtes, S; kny3*tis, W, W2; kni3*tes, S; cnihten, S.—­AS. cniht; cp.  OHG. kneht, ‘puer’ (Tatian), ’miles, discipulus’ (Otfrid).

Kni3*ten, v. to knight, S.

Kni3*thod, sb. knighthood, S; knyghthode, dat., C2; knighthede, C; kny3*thod, army, warfare, W, W2.

Knoppe, sb. knob, buckle, bud, MD, Prompt., Cath., Palsg., S3; knobbe, C; knappes, pl, S2, P; knoppes, CM, PP.—­Cp.  Dan. knop.

Knopped, adj. full of knobs, S3.

Knotte, sb. knot, C2, PP, Prompt., S3.—­AS. cnotta.

Knowen, v. to know, MD; knawe, S2; cnawen, S; knaa, HD; cnoweA deg., pr. s., S; kneu3*, pt. s., S2; knewen, pl., S; i-cnawen, pp., S; 3*e-cnowe, S; y-cnowen, S3; y-knowe, S2; knowun, W; cnowen, S2; knawen, S2; knawin, S3.—­AS. cnAiwan, pt. cnA(C)ow, pp. cnAiwen.

Knowes, sb. pl. knees, C2, P; see Kne.

Knowleche, sb. knowledge, MD; knouleche, acquaintance (= Lat. notos), W; knawlache, MD; knawlage, MD; knowlych, S2.  See ~-le3*3*c~.

Knowlechen, v. to acknowledge, S2, W2, P; cnawlechen, MD; knouleche, W; knoulechide, pt. s., W; knowlechiden, pl., W.

Knowleching, sb. the acknowledging, C3; cnawlechunge, S; knaulechynge, S2; knowleching, C3; knoulechyng, W2.