cnihthad

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *knehtahaidu, equivalent to cniht +‎ -hād. Cognate with Old High German knehtheit, Middle Low German knechthêd, knechtheid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈknixtˌxɑːd/, [ˈkniçtˌhɑːd] === Noun === cnihthād m boyhood youth Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church the state of being unmarried; celibacy knighthood ==== Usage notes ==== Although translated as "youth" or "boyhood," cnihthād referred specifically to the period after ċildhād (“childhood”) and before adulthood, which is hodiernally called adolescence. ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Related terms ==== *cnihthǣdu ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: knighthod, knyghthode; kniȝthed, knyghthede (forms suffixed with -hed/-hede from Old English *cnihthǣdu) English: knighthood Scots: knychthade; knichthede, knichtheid