|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| knell [ nel ] |
noun (plural knells) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. slow bell ring: the sound of a bell rung slowly, associated with solemnity or mourning, used to announce a death or funeral
|
2. ominous signal: something that signals death, disaster, or the end of something
(
literary
)
|
verb (past and past participle knelled, present participle knell·ing, 3rd person present singular knells) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. transitive and intransitive verb ring bell: to ring a bell slowly, or produce a slow ringing sound, especially as a sign of mourning or to announce a death or funeral
|
2. transitive verb signal something ominous: to announce or signal something such as a death, disaster, or the end of something
(
literary
)
|
| [ Old English cnyll< cnyllan "to strike" < Indo-European] |
|
|
|
