knyllen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === knullen, knille, knylle knelle (Worcestershire) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English cnyllan, from Proto-West Germanic *knuʀlijan, from Proto-Germanic *knuzlijaną; by surface analysis, knyl (“knell”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈknilən/ === Verb === knyllen (third-person singular simple present knylleth, present participle knyllende, knyllynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle knylled) To knell; to ring or toll a bell. To ring or toll (of a bell) (by extension) To strike or sound as a bell. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== knyl ==== Descendants ==== English: knell Scots: knell, knool === References === “knillen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.