"kneden" meaning in Middle English

See kneden in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈknɛ̞ːdən/
Etymology: From Old English cnedan, from Proto-West Germanic *knedan, from Proto-Germanic *knudaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|cnedan}} Old English cnedan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*knedan}} Proto-West Germanic *knedan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*knudaną}} Proto-Germanic *knudaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} kneden, {{enm-verb|knedeth|knedynge|knad|kneden}} kneden (third-person singular simple present knedeth, present participle knedynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative knad, past participle kneden) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|kned|knad|kned|knod|4a=kned|c=5|c2=4|p_part2=0|p_part4=0|w=de|y=2}} Forms: knedeth [present, singular, third-person], knedynge [participle, present], knad [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], kneden [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], kneden [infinitive], to kneden [infinitive], knede [infinitive], knede [first-person, present, singular], knad [first-person, past, singular], knedde [first-person, past, singular], knedest [present, second-person, singular], knede [past, second-person, singular], kneddest [past, second-person, singular], knedeth [present, singular, third-person], knad [past, singular, third-person], knedde [past, singular, third-person], knede [present, singular, subjunctive], knede [past, singular, subjunctive], knedde [past, singular, subjunctive], knede [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], kneden [plural, present], knede [plural, present], kneden [past, plural], knede [past, plural], knedden [past, plural], knedde [past, plural], knedeth [imperative, plural, present], knede [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], knedynge [participle, present], knedende [participle, present], knoden [participle, past], yknoden [participle, past], knode [participle, past], yknode [participle, past], kneden [participle, past], ykneden [participle, past], knede [participle, past], yknede [participle, past], kned [participle, past], ykned [participle, past], cnede [alternative], knede [alternative]
  1. To knead; to blend together into a conglomeration.
    Sense id: en-kneden-enm-verb-FNZu~w1d Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Cooking Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Cooking: 52 48
  2. (rare) To knead as to compress or squash; to mix together. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-kneden-enm-verb-kmnT9X1D Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Cooking Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Cooking: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kneder, knedynge

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kneder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "knead"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "knedeth",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedynge",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knad",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kneden",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-st",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to kneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knad",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kneddest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knad",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yknoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yknode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ykneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yknede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ykned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cnede",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "knedeth",
        "2": "knedynge",
        "3": "knad",
        "4": "kneden"
      },
      "expansion": "kneden (third-person singular simple present knedeth, present participle knedynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative knad, past participle kneden)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kned",
        "2": "knad",
        "3": "kned",
        "4": "knod",
        "4a": "kned",
        "c": "5",
        "c2": "4",
        "p_part2": "0",
        "p_part4": "0",
        "w": "de",
        "y": "2"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To knead; to blend together into a conglomeration."
      ],
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        [
          "knead",
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        ],
        [
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        ],
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          "conglomeration"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "40 60",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To knead as to compress or squash; to mix together."
      ],
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        [
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          "compress"
        ],
        [
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          "squash"
        ],
        [
          "mix",
          "mix"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To knead as to compress or squash; to mix together."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈknɛ̞ːdən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kneden"
}
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    "Middle English class 5 strong verbs",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
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    {
      "word": "kneder"
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      "word": "knedynge"
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      "form": "knedeth",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kneden",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "kneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "to kneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knad",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kneddest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knad",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knedende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yknoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yknode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ykneden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yknede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ykned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cnede",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knede",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kneden",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "knedeth",
        "2": "knedynge",
        "3": "knad",
        "4": "kneden"
      },
      "expansion": "kneden (third-person singular simple present knedeth, present participle knedynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative knad, past participle kneden)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kned",
        "2": "knad",
        "3": "kned",
        "4": "knod",
        "4a": "kned",
        "c": "5",
        "c2": "4",
        "p_part2": "0",
        "p_part4": "0",
        "w": "de",
        "y": "2"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To knead; to blend together into a conglomeration."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knead",
          "knead"
        ],
        [
          "blend",
          "blend"
        ],
        [
          "conglomeration",
          "conglomeration"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To knead as to compress or squash; to mix together."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "compress",
          "compress"
        ],
        [
          "squash",
          "squash"
        ],
        [
          "mix",
          "mix"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To knead as to compress or squash; to mix together."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈknɛ̞ːdən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kneden"
}

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