cnawan
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Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *knēaną, representing a reduplicative form of an original Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (Ancient Greek γιγνώσκειν (gignṓskein), Latin nōscere etc.). There are Germanic cognates in Old High German -cnāhen, Old Norse kná. From the same Proto-Indo-European source are cennan, cunnan.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈknɑːwɑn/
Verb [edit]
cnāwan (strong class VII) (3 singular present cnǣwþ, 3 singular preterite cnēow, preterite plural cnēowon, past participle cnāwen)
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Conjugation of cnawan (strong class 7)
| indicative | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|
| 1st-person singular | cnǣw | cnēow |
| 2nd-person singular | cnǣwst | cnēowe |
| 3rd-person singular | cnǣwþ | cnēow |
| plural | cnāwon | cnēowon |
| subjunctive | present | preterite |
| singular | cnǣwe | cnēowe |
| plural | cnāwen | cnēowen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | cnāw(e) | |
| plural | cnāwaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| cnāwende | cnāwen | |
