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knell

n.
US //ˈnɛɫ// UK //nˈɛl// knell
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Origin

From Middle English knyllen, from Old English cnyllan (“to strike; knock; clap”), from Proto-West Germanic knuʀlijan, from Proto-Germanic knuzlijaną (“to beat; push; mash”), from Proto-Indo-European *gen- (“to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up”).

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