cnucel

Old English

Alternative forms

  • cnyċel, *cnocel (< *knokal)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *knukil, from Proto-Germanic *knukilaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknu.kel/

Noun

cnucel m (nominative plural cnuclas)

  1. (anatomy) the juncture of two bones; knuckle; joint

Descendants

  • Middle English: knokel, knokelle, knokill, knokyl, knokylle
    • English: knuckle
    • Scots: knockle
    • Yola: noughel
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