knoll

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[ nohl ]
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noun
  1. a small, rounded hill or eminence; hillock.

Origin of knoll

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before 900; Middle English cnol,Old English cnoll; cognate with Norwegian knoll hillock; akin to Dutch knol turnip, Icelandic knollur,German Knollen,Danish knold tuber

Other words from knoll

  • knolly, adjective

Words Nearby knoll

Other definitions for knoll (2 of 2)

knoll2
[ nohl ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to ring or toll a bell for; announce by tolling.

  2. to ring or toll (a bell).

verb (used without object)
  1. to sound, as a bell; ring.

  2. to sound a knell.

noun
  1. a stroke of a bell in ringing or tolling.

Origin of knoll

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1350–1400; Middle English (noun and v.); variant of knell

Other words from knoll

  • knoller, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for knoll (1 of 2)

knoll1

/ (nəʊl) /


noun
  1. a small rounded hill

Origin of knoll

1
Old English cnoll; compare Old Norse knollr hilltop

Derived forms of knoll

  • knolly, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for knoll (2 of 2)

knoll2

/ (nəʊl) /


noun, verb
  1. an archaic or dialect word for knell

Derived forms of knoll

  • knoller, noun

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