Definition of knoll

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knoll ²    (nl) KEY   Archaic

VERB:
knolled , knoll·ing , knolls
VERB:
intr.

To ring mournfully; knell.

VERB:
tr.

To ring or sound (a bell, for example) mournfully; knell.

NOUN:

A knell.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English knollen, probably alteration of knellen, to knell ; see knell

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