Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7889 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

knelekneel

Two or more mechanical changes in one word: sinne → sin, vnderstande → understand.

Puritas changed it: 72 times in 39 works
Consistency: 100% (72 of 72)
Reach if approved: ~76 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Disagrees: knee
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 72 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (72 changes in 39 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 72)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… his graces, and ſaye yea to thy prayer. And thynke that thou doeſt not knelekneel and ſtande there alone. But the vniuerſall Chriſtianite or all righteous Chriſtians with the …
With rule
… his graces, and ſaye yea to thy prayer. And thynke that thou doeſt not knelekneel and ſtande there alone. But the vniuerſall Chriſtianite or all righteous Chriſtians with the …
Martin Luther · The Chief and Principal Articles of the Christian Faith · Open in the reader
Printed
… as by puttyng of our cappe to hym, reuerently to speake to hym, to knelekneel vnto hym, to graunte hym freely & wyllyngly what so euer he requireth of vs …
With rule
… as by puttyng of our cappe to hym, reuerently to speake to hym, to knelekneel vnto hym, to graunte hym freely & wyllyngly what so euer he requireth of vs …
Thomas Becon · A Pleasant New Nosegay · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Temple of Remmō before ſtraunge Goddes, for the aſſiſtaunce of his Kyng, to knelekneel downe, notwithſtanding y^t by an excellent myracle, he was lately come to the knowledge …
With rule
… the Temple of Remmō before ſtraunge Goddes, for the aſſiſtaunce of his Kyng, to knelekneel downe, notwithſtanding y^t by an excellent myracle, he was lately come to the knowledge …
Wolfgang Musculus · The Observer of Time · Open in the reader
Printed
… of our Ladye. Wherupon a merye felowe asked her what she meante to crouche & knelekneel there. Marie (quod the olde mother) I praye to our Ladye, that she maye …
With rule
… of our Ladye. Wherupon a merye felowe asked her what she meante to crouche & knelekneel there. Marie (quod the olde mother) I praye to our Ladye, that she maye …
Thomas Wilson · The Art of Rhetoric · Open in the reader
Printed
… the reſurrection: and not for to place them in mans ſyght, for men to knelekneel before them. This wycked pompe of canoniſyng them was neuer broughte into the church …
With rule
… the reſurrection: and not for to place them in mans ſyght, for men to knelekneel before them. This wycked pompe of canoniſyng them was neuer broughte into the church …
John Calvin · Of Relics · Open in the reader
Printed
… and hys sayntes. And than he shall kysse the boke, but he shal not knelekneel as he y^e doth homage.
With rule
… and hys sayntes. And than he shall kysse the boke, but he shal not knelekneel as he y^e doth homage.
Richard Taverner · The Principal Laws of England · p. 35 · Open in the reader
Printed
… what policie the adoration of the Sacrament in the countres, where they knocke and knelekneel to a wa…r cake is a popiſhe policie. That wemen baptiſe, that pluralites …
With rule
… what policie the adoration of the Sacrament in the countres, where they knocke and knelekneel to a wa…r cake is a popiſhe policie. That wemen baptiſe, that pluralites …
Robert Crowley · Against the Outward Apparel and Ministering Garments of the Popish Church · Open in the reader
Printed
… of the papistes, enforcing the simple multitude to worship a drye wafer cake, to knelekneel vnto it, to holde vp their handes, to make theyr prayers to it, and …
With rule
… of the papistes, enforcing the simple multitude to worship a drye wafer cake, to knelekneel vnto it, to holde vp their handes, to make theyr prayers to it, and …
John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (0)

None: wherever Puritas had this word on its own, it changed it.