When they [stems of asphodel] be dried, they ought to be made up into knitchets, or handfuls. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
knitch — ˈnich, kəˈn noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English knytche, knucche, from Old English gecnycc bond; akin to Middle Low German knocke bundle, Middle High German knock back of the neck, knoche bone more at knuckle dialect England : bundle … Useful english dictionary
Knitchet — Knitch Knitch, Knitchet Knitch et, n. [Cf. {Knit}.] A number of things tied or knit together; a bundle; a fagot. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] When they [stems of asphodel] be dried, they ought to be made up into knitchets, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Atlantic Station — This article describes a recently developed mixed use neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia. For the Atlantic Avenue subway stations in New York City, see the list of New York City Subway stations. For the light rail station in Newark, New Jersey, see … Wikipedia
Knocke — Sf Flachsbündel per. Wortschatz arch. (17. Jh.) Stammwort. Aufgenommen aus ndd. knocke, mndd. knucke, knocke Flachsbündel . Vergleichbar ist me. knucche Heubündel , ne. knitch Holzbündel ; dazu ae. (ge)cnycc m. Band . Außergermanisch vergleicht… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
gen- — gen English meaning: to pinch, pluck, press, etc.. Deutsche Übersetzung: as basis for extensions der meaning “zusammendrũcken, kneifen, zusammenknicken; Zusammengedrũcktes, Geballtes” Note: (Persson Beitr. 88 f.); therefrom are… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
knucche — ME. form of knitch, bundle … Useful english dictionary
