KNEELED

Verb

kneeled

simple past tense and past participle of kneel

Synonyms

• knelt

Source: Wiktionary


KNEEL

Kneel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Knelt or Kneeled (p. pr. & vb. n. Kneeling.] Etym: [OE. knelen, cneolien; akin to D. knielen, Dan. knæle. See Knee.]

Definition: To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. Acts vii. 60. As soon as you are dressed, kneel and say the Lord's Prayer. Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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