knif

knif

1. Alternative form of knyf

In Middle English, if a vowel, especially i or y, was followed by a consonant, the consonant being itself followed by a silent e, the vowel would still be long if the e was omitted, so it was sometimes omitted.

Borrowed from German Kniff (“crease, trick”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɲif/
• Rhymes: -if
• Syllabification: knif

knif m inan

1. catch, trick (something used to try and fool someone else)

• Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “knif”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 137

knif

1. Obsolete spelling of kniv

• fink