becnyttan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to knot
- (transitive) to bind or tie; tie up; attach
- to tie around; inclose; surround
Etymology
Prefix from Old English cnyttan (knit, bind, add, tie, append, fasten).
Origin
Old English
cnyttan
Gloss
knit, bind, add, tie, append, fasten
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beknit English
- *knutjanÄ… Proto-Germanic
- *knuttijanÄ… Proto-Germanic
- cnyttan Old English
- gecnyttan Old English
- uncnyttan Old English
- *beknitten Middle English
- knitten Middle English
- knytten Middle English