For though the people cappe andknele to one in highe authorite, yet lyttell whoteth he, what they thynke.
Than, quod thys gentylman, knele on your knees and say after me; whyche knelyd down and sayd after hym as he bad hym.
And but if his knave knele That shal his coppe brynge, He loureth on hym, and asketh hym Who taughte hym curteisie.
Thay counsailed Laban to knele a down̄ to kneel down and ask And aske forgevenes in that place.
Knele down̄ and yelde the here anoon̄, And eles here I woole the sloo.
The soules that ben in sinnes seke, He culleth hem; knele therfore, alas!
A king shall knele and kisse his sho; Christ suffred a sinfull kisse his feet.
And though thou conne nought the Crede, Knele down here, My soule I sette for thyn, To asoile the clene, 660 In covenaunt that thou come ageyne, And katel us brynge.
Thus Conscience of Crist And of the cros carpede, And counseiled me to knele therto.
Knele now," quod Conscience, "And if thow kanst synge, Welcome hym and worshipe hym With Veni creator spiritus.
Than shal they knele doun, by oon assent, And to every spokes ende, in this manere, Ful sadly leye his nose shal a frere.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "knele" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
