genuflect

pokkuroida

polvistua puhekieltä To bend the knee, as in servitude or worship
1913, (w), s:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)|Catholic Encyclopedia, "s:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Gospel in the Liturgy|Gospel in the Liturgy"

At high Mass the deacon and subdeacon stand on either side, genuflect too, and answer.

First you get down on your knees, fiddle with your rosaries, / Bow your head with great respect and genuflect, genuflect, genuflect.