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knijf
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cnijf, from Old Dutch *knīf, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz. Related to Dutch knijpen (“to pinch”). Cognate with English knife, Low German Knief, Luxembourgish Knäip, Swedish kniv, Old Norse knífr.
Pronunciation
Noun
knijf n (plural knijven, diminutive knijfje n)
- (archaic) long pointy knife, poniard
- (regional) switchblade
- (dialectal) pocketknife
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Middle English
Noun
knijf
- alternative form of knyf
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