cnihthad

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *knehtahaidu, equivalent to cniht +‎ -hād. Cognate with Old High German knehtheit, Middle Low German knechthêd, knechtheid.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈknixtˌxɑːd/, [ˈkniçtˌhɑːd]

Noun

cnihthād m

  1. boyhood
  2. the state of being unmarried; celibacy
  3. knighthood

Declension
Declension of cnihthad (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative cnihthād cnihthādas
accusative cnihthād cnihthādas
genitive cnihthādes cnihthāda
dative cnihthāde cnihthādum
  • *cnihthǣdu

Descendants
  • Middle English: knighthod, knyghthode; kniȝthed, knyghthede (forms suffixed with -hed/-hede from Old English *cnihthǣdu)
    • English: knighthood
    • Scots: knychthade; knichthede, knichtheid
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