knieen

See also: knieën

German

Verb

knieen (weak, third-person singular present kniet, past tense kniete, past participle gekniet, auxiliary haben)

  1. Former spelling of knien which is no longer standard.
    • 1832, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil [Faust, Part Two]:
      Hier kniee nieder! dieser höchsten Frau / Bekenntniß abzulegen deiner Schuld.
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Usage notes

  • Now a common misspelling following the disyllabic pronunciation of knien as /ˈkniːən/.

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