cnēowian

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cnēowian, wk.v: to bow the knee, to kneel. (K’NAY-oh-wi-ahn / ˈkneːɔ-wɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a kneeling knight receiving a helmet from a seated woman in a pink gown; the helmet in the woman’s hands is topped by a swan-shaped crest and two red plumes.
The Romance of Alexander; France, 1338-1344; Bodleian Library, MS 264, f. 101v. [inpress.lib.uiowa.edu]

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