kneel

English

/niːl/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
  • (transitive) To cause to kneel.
  • (reflexive) To rest on (one's) knees

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English knelen inherited from Old English cnēowlian (kneel) suffix from English knee.

Origin

English

knee

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