Kneel \Kneel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kneltor Kneeled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Kneeling.]

[OE. knelen, cneolien; akin to D. knielen, Dan. kn[ae]le. See Knee.]

To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes with down.

And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. --Acts vii. 60.

As soon as you are dressed, kneel and say the Lord's Prayer. --Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)