knytten

knytten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• knitten, knetten, knutten, knyttyn, knitte, knytte

Etymology

From Old English cnyttan, from Proto-Germanic *knutjaną, *knuttijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknitən/
• (dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˈknutən/, /ˈknɛtən/

Verb

knytten

1. To connect or secure; to join something to another (especially with rope):
   1. To wrap or swaddle; to encase or surround in rope as to secure or amalgamate.
   2. To secure, join together, close, or link by making a knot.
   3. To make an irrevocable or permanent linkage or binding contract.
   4. To join, unite or bring together; to make two things one.
   5. To append or bring into another; to make one thing part of another.
2. To enter into or begin an endeavour, activity, or pursuit:
   1. To instill or inculcate a belief, worldview, ideal, or ideology.
   2. To work out a argument or treatise out of words or ideas.
3. To fix or repair; to stop something from being broken or in disrepair.
4. To make, tie or create a knot; to tie thread as to stay secure.
5. To solidify, compress or harden; to cause to congeal or become hardened.
6. (figuratively) To finish, finalise or terminate; to bring something to its end.
7. (rare) To be in a link, connection, or relationship with another thing.
8. (rare) To be joined, united or brought together.
9. (rare) To incorporate or include (secret or esoteric) meanings.
10. (rare) To close up or turn off; to stop from working.

Conjugation

Conjugation of knytten (irregular weak)

infinitive	(to) knytten
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	knytte	knytte, knyttede
2nd person singular	knyttest	knyttest, knyttedest
3rd person singular	knyt, knytteth, knytteþ	knytte, knyttede
plural	knytten	knytte(n), knyttede(n)
subjunctive	present	past
singular	knytte	knytte, knyttede
plural	knytten	knytte(n), knyttede(n)
imperative	present
singular	knytte
plural	knytteþ, knytteth
participle	present	past
	knyttende, knyttinge	knyt, knytted

Related terms

• knytter
• knyttynge

Descendants

• English: knit
• Scots: knit, knyt

References

• “knitten (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-18.