knave

Middle English

/ˈknaːv(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • son, male child offspring
  • boy, lad, male child or baby
  • guy, bloke, man
  • servant, hireling, menial
  • peasant, lowly individual
  • infantryman, soldier
  • knave, caitiff, despicable individual

Etymology

Inherited from Old English cnafa (boy, child, youth, servant) inherited from Proto-Germanic *knabô (youth, boy).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*knabô

Gloss

youth, boy

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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