cnafa

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knabô; compare Old High German knabo and Old Norse knapi (“valet”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gnebʰ- (“to press, tighten”). See also the related cnapa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈknɑfɑ/

Noun

cnafa m

boy; lad; young man

Inflection

Declension of cnafa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cnafa	cnafan
accusative	cnafan	cnafan
genitive	cnafan	cnafena
dative	cnafan	cnafum

Related terms

cnapa

Descendants

Middle English: knafe, knave
- English: knave
- Scots: knave, knafe, knaif

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