"knokken" meaning in Middle English

See knokken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈknɔkən/, /ˈknɔːkən/, /ˈknɒːkən/
Etymology: From Old English cnocian, from Proto-West Germanic *knokōn, from Proto-Germanic *knukōną. Forms with a short vowel are possibly due to trisyllabic shortening. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|cnocian}} Old English cnocian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*knokōn}} Proto-West Germanic *knokōn, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*knukōną}} Proto-Germanic *knukōną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} knokken, {{enm-verb|knokketh|knokkynge|knokked}} knokken (third-person singular simple present knokketh, present participle knokkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle knokked) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|knokk}} Forms: knokketh [present, singular, third-person], knokkynge [participle, present], knokked [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], knokken [infinitive], to knokken [infinitive], knokke [infinitive], knokke [first-person, present, singular], knokked [first-person, past, singular], knokkest [present, second-person, singular], knokkedest [past, second-person, singular], knokketh [present, singular, third-person], knokked [past, singular, third-person], knokke [present, singular, subjunctive], knokked [past, singular, subjunctive], knokke [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], knokken [plural, present], knokke [plural, present], knokkeden [past, plural], knokkede [past, plural], knokketh [imperative, plural, present], knokke [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], knokkynge [participle, present], knokkende [participle, present], knokked [participle, past], yknokked [participle, past]
  1. To pound; to beat down. Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-knokken-enm-verb-HDL-Q3Xz Disambiguation of Violence: 35 11 11 11 22 11 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 14 21 8 8 8 12 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 14 21 8 8 8 12 8
  2. To strike (with a weapon or one's head)
    Sense id: en-knokken-enm-verb-tzTZWyAv
  3. To knock or rap on (something).
    Sense id: en-knokken-enm-verb-b0w~iIxD
  4. To beat against the breast.
    Sense id: en-knokken-enm-verb-d~80Z-Kf
  5. To pulverise; to crush to bits.
    Sense id: en-knokken-enm-verb-Tf~St64i Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 14 21 8 8 8 12 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 14 21 8 8 8 12 8
  6. (rare) To assault; to attack. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-knokken-enm-verb-stuXio1D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cnoken, knocke, knok, knoke, knokke, knokkyn Derived forms: knok

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Apocalips 3:20, page 118v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
          "text": "lo I ſtonde at the doꝛe .· ⁊ knocke if ony man heriþ my voys · ⁊ openeþ þe ȝate to me · I ſhal entre to hym · ⁊ ſoupe with hym · ⁊ he with me",
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        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "knokken",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "knokketh",
        "2": "knokkynge",
        "3": "knokked"
      },
      "expansion": "knokken (third-person singular simple present knokketh, present participle knokkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle knokked)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "knokk"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To pound; to beat down."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pound",
          "pound"
        ],
        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To strike (with a weapon or one's head)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strike",
          "strike"
        ],
        [
          "weapon",
          "weapon#English"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door for me, I'll go and dine with them, and them with me.",
          "ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Apocalips 3:20, page 118v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
          "text": "lo I ſtonde at the doꝛe .· ⁊ knocke if ony man heriþ my voys · ⁊ openeþ þe ȝate to me · I ſhal entre to hym · ⁊ ſoupe with hym · ⁊ he with me",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To knock or rap on (something)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knock",
          "knock"
        ],
        [
          "rap",
          "rap"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To beat against the breast."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
        ],
        [
          "breast",
          "breast"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To pulverise; to crush to bits."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pulverise",
          "pulverise"
        ],
        [
          "crush",
          "crush"
        ],
        [
          "bits",
          "bits"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To assault; to attack."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "assault",
          "assault"
        ],
        [
          "attack",
          "attack"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To assault; to attack."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈknɔkən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈknɔːkən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈknɒːkən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cnoken"
    },
    {
      "word": "knocke"
    },
    {
      "word": "knok"
    },
    {
      "word": "knoke"
    },
    {
      "word": "knokke"
    },
    {
      "word": "knokkyn"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "trisyllabic shortening"
  ],
  "word": "knokken"
}

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