Knacht

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East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German knëht, from Old High German kneht, from Proto-West Germanic *kneht.

Noun

Knacht m

(Erzgebirgisch) male servant, menial, especially on a farm
(Erzgebirgisch) serf, subordinate, someone unfree who serves another

Related terms

Kriegsknacht

Further reading

Alfred Müller, Volkslieder aus dem Erzgebirge, P. 219
Manfred Blechschmidt, Behüt eich fei dos Licht Ein Weihnachtsbuch des Erzgebirges P. 82
Pfarrer Wild'sche und einige andre Gedichte, P. 11

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