KNEVELL

form of NEVEL

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ETYMOLOGY
from neve nieve, fist + -el, -le; perhaps directly from Scandinavian
cf. Norwegian dial. nevla to knead (Ross)

EXAMPLE
From: Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley (Sir Walter Scott)
Volume III. Guy Mannering; Or, The Astrologer
Chapter III. Printed 1823