knoll

¹

[ nohl ]

noun

1. a small, rounded hill or eminence; hillock.

knoll

²

[ nohl ]

verb (used with object)

1. to ring or toll a bell for; announce by tolling.
2. to ring or toll (a bell).

verb (used without object)

1. to sound, as a bell; ring.
2. to sound a knell.

noun

1. a stroke of a bell in ringing or tolling.

knoll

¹

/ nəʊl /

noun

1. an archaic or dialect word for knell

knoll

²

/ nəʊl /

noun

1. a small rounded hill

Derived Forms

• ˈknoller, noun
• ˈknolly, adjective

Other Words From

• knolly adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of knoll¹

before 900; Middle English cnol, Old English cnoll; cognate with Norwegian knoll hillock; akin to Dutch knol turnip, Icelandic knollur, German Knollen, Danish knold tuber

Origin of knoll²

1350–1400; Middle English (noun and v.); variant of knell

Word History and Origins

Origin of knoll¹

Old English cnoll; compare Old Norse knollr hilltop

Example Sentences

The Mercury News reported that Knoll, her children and her baby’s father were recently homeless until the father died of a fentanyl overdose in April.

From Los Angeles Times

Corina Knoll is the Los Angeles bureau chief.

From New York Times

Corina Knoll is the Los Angeles bureau chief.

From New York Times

Corina Knoll is the Los Angeles bureau chief.

From New York Times

During the afternoon, we sprawled out on a grassy knoll by the beach.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bluff
• cliff
• dune
• hilltop
• promontory
• ridge