cnocian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === cnucian === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *knokōn, from Proto-Germanic *knukōną. Cognate with Middle High German knochen (“to nudge; prod; slap”), Old Norse knoka (“to knock; thump”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkno.ki.ɑn/ === Verb === cnocian (intransitive) to knock (rap one's knuckles against something) c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Festival of St. Peter the Apostle" c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Festival of St. Peter the Apostle" (transitive) to knock on something c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 13:25 to hit, strike to pound ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: knokken, cnoken, knocke, knok, knoke, knokke, knokkynEnglish: knock→ Dutch: knokken; nokkenScots: knock, tnock, knackYola: knockt (preterite)