Knived

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of knive form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of knifed. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "The sharp-knived butchers cut off thine head, they sever thy neck, they do execution on (?) thee again and again. […] he shall not be, for he is fallen to the fire of the glance of Horus, to the slaughterers and the sharp-knived butchers; they perform their office on him and he is fallen into this evil impotence."

Example

More examples

"The sharp-knived butchers cut off thine head, they sever thy neck, they do execution on (?) thee again and again. […] he shall not be, for he is fallen to the fire of the glance of Horus, to the slaughterers and the sharp-knived butchers; they perform their office on him and he is fallen into this evil impotence."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From knife + -ed, with -f- changed to -v- as in the plural knives.

Etymology 2

From knive + -ed.

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