knitten
English
Etymology
From knit + -en (past participle ending of some strong verbs), in mimicry of bitten, sitten (now dialectal), etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɪtən/
Adjective
knitten (not comparable)
- (nonstandard, sometimes hypercorrect) knitted, knit
- 1941, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, volume 13, Washington, DC: Library of Congress, →OCLC, page 333:
- Dey kept warm wide[sic] de bed clothes and de knitten clothes dey had.
Anagrams
Middle English
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