*knukōną

Runic: ᚲᚾᚢᚲᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈknu.kɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

To pound on; beat on; knock

Etymology

From *knukô (‘bone’) + *-ōną, perhaps reinforced by sound-symbolism.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularknukōknukǭ–
2nd singularknukōsiknukōsknukō
3rd singularknukōþiknukōknukōþau
1st dualknukōsknukōw–
2nd dualknukōþizknukōþizknukōþiz
1st pluralknukōmazknukōm–
2nd pluralknukōþknukōþknukōþ
3rd pluralknukōnþiknukōnknukōnþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularknukōi–
2nd singularknukōsaiknukōsau
3rd singularknukōþaiknukōþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralknukōnþaiknukōnþau
2nd pluralknukōnþaiknukōnþau
3rd pluralknukōnþaiknukōnþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularknukōdǭknukōdēdį̄
2nd singularknukōdēzknukōdēdīz
3rd singularknukōdēknukōdēdī
1st dualknukōdēdūknukōdēdīw
2nd dualknukōdēdudizknukōdēdīdiz
1st pluralknukōdēdumknukōdēdīm
2nd pluralknukōdēdudknukōdēdīd
3rd pluralknukōdēdunknukōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
knukōną knukōndz knukōdaz

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Descendants

  • *knokōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • cnucian, cnocian (Old English)
      • knokken, cnoken, knocke, knok, knoke, knokke, knokkyn (Middle English)
        • knock, tnock, knack (Scots)
        • knockt (Yola)
  • *knokōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • cnucian, cnocian (Old English)
      • knokken, cnoken, knocke, knok, knoke, knokke, knokkyn (Middle English)
        • knock (English)
          • knokken, nokken (Dutch)
  • *knokōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *knohhōn, *knochōn (Old High German)
      • knochen (Middle High German)
  • *knokōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *knokōn (Old Saxon)
      • *knoken (Middle Low German)
        • ûtknoken, ûtknōken (Middle Low German)
  • knoka (Old Norse)
    • knuge (Danish)
    • knoka (Icelandic)
    • knuge (Norwegian)
    • knocka (Swedish)
  • *cnagaid (Middle Irish)
    • cnag (Irish)
    • cnag (Scottish Gaelic)

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