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  1. Anglo-Saxon
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    England The ancient roots of the Knell family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Knell comes from when the family lived in Kneela, in Devon, or at Knell House in Sussex, or in Knill, in Herefordshire.
    Knell Last name: Knell SDB Popularity ranking: 3658 This unusual and interesting surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and has two possible sources. Firstly, it may be from a topographical name for someone who lived on a hillock, derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century "cnyll", hillock, a byform of "cnoll", meaning "top of a hill".
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    What is the origin of the word knelling?
    knell (v.) Old English cnyllan "to toll a bell; strike, knock," cognate with Middle High German erknellen "to resound," Old Norse knylla "to beat, thrash;" probably imitative. Intransitive sense, in reference to a bell, is from late 14c. Related: Knelled; knelling. bury (v.)
    What is the meaning of death knell?
    Kids Definition of knell. 1 : a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly for a death, funeral, or disaster. 2 : an indication of the end or failure of something “… it sounds the death knell of our society.”— Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea.
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    What does the sound of a bell knell mean?
    The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death). ( figuratively) A sign of the end or demise of something or someone.
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    What does knelt mean?
    Old English cneowlian "to kneel, fall on the knees," from Proto-Germanic *knewljan (source also of Middle Low German knelen, Middle Dutch cnielen, Dutch knielen Gothic knussjan ), from PIE root *genu- (1) "knee; angle.". Past tense knelt is a modern formation (19c.) on analogy of feel / felt, etc. Related: Kneeler; kneeling.
  3. Knell etymology in English | Etymologeek.com

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    WebTo knell, ring a bell. To strike, knock, clap (such as a door or bell). knullen: Middle English (enm) knell: English (eng) (figuratively) A sign of the end or demise of something or …

  4. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knell

    WebNoun. In the run-up to Brazil's presidential election, many feared a narrow result would be contested and spell the death knell for Latin America's largest democracy. Arkansas …

  5. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/knell
    • knell (third-person singular simple present knells, present participle knelling, simple past and past participle knelled) 1. (intransitive) To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. 1.1. 1647, John Fletcher and Philip Massinger, The Spanish Curate‎, Act V, Scene 2: 1.1.1. I’ll make thee sick at heart, before I leave thee, And groan,...
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  6. https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=knell

    WebThe Knell family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Knell families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 3 …

  7. https://www.etymonline.com/word/kneel

    WebMay 11, 2017 · kneel. (v.) Old English cneowlian "to kneel, fall on the knees," from Proto-Germanic *knewljan (source also of Middle Low German knelen, Middle Dutch cnielen, …

  8. Meaning and origin of the word knell | Etymology-online.com

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  9. Surname Database: Knell Last Name Origin

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    WebThis unusual and interesting surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and has two possible sources. Firstly, it may be from a topographical name for someone who lived on a hillock, …

  10. https://www.houseofnames.com/knell-family-crest

    WebThe name Knell comes from when the family lived in Kneela, in Devon, or at Knell House in Sussex, or in Knill, in Herefordshire. The place-names described above are all derived …

  11. knell - Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

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    Webknell — [nel] n [: Old English; Origin: cnyll] literary the sound of a bell being rung slowly because someone has died →↑death knell … Dictionary of contemporary English. knell

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