Old English Dictionary Entry

CNEDAN

Part of speech: ic cnede, ðú cnidest, cnist, he cnit,

Definitions

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1 CNEDAN

pl. cnedaþ; p. ic, he cnæd, ðú cnǽde, pl. cnǽdon; pp. cneden To KNEAD, ferment; subigere, fermentare :-- Cnede to ðam [MS. ðan] hláfe to knead bread, Lchdm. iii. 134, 21. Óþ-ðæt sie cneden donec fermentaretur, Lk. Skt. Rush. 13, 21. [Chauc. knede: Orm. knedenn: Dut. Kil. knéden: Ger. kneten: M. H. Ger. knëten: O. H. Ger. knetan: Dan. knede: Swed. knåda: Icel. knoða.] DER. ge-cnedan. cnedan

Similar Words

-cafstrian
-cirre
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-cnáwlíce

Runic Inscription

ᚳᚾᛖᛞᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Ger.: German
Icel.: Icelandic
O. H. Ger.: Old High German

Works & Authors

Lk.: Gospel of St. Luke (OE translation)
Orm.: Ormulum (ME text by Orm)

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