cnivettus Save DMLBS cnivettus [ME knivetcf. AN . cnivet, OF canivet] , little knife. 1282 tenuit predictam terram ‥ per j knyvettum vel j ob. IPM 30/1; 1300 knivettus argenti deauratus AcWardr p. 350; 1302 unus knivettus auri parvus KR Ac 357/13 m. 2.