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kneel
[
neel
]
Origin
kneel
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nil
/
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[
neel
]
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verb,
knelt
or
kneeled,
kneel·ing,
noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to go down or rest on the knees or a knee.
noun
2.
the action or position of kneeling.
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Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English
knelen,
Old English
cnēowlian
(cognate with
Low German
knelen,
Dutch
knielen
).
See
knee
,
-le
Related forms
kneel·ing·ly,
adverb
un·kneel·ing,
adjective
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kneel
(niːl)
—
vb
,
kneels
,
kneeling
,
knelt
,
kneeled
1.
(
intr
) to rest, fall, or support oneself on one's knees
—
n
2.
the act or position of kneeling
[Old English
cnēowlian;
see
knee
]
'kneeler
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
kneel
O.E. cneowlian, from cneow (see
knee
); cf. Goth. knussjan, Gk. gnyx "with bent knee." Past tense knelt is a modern formation (19c.) on analogy of feel/felt, etc.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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