cunnan
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[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kunnanan, from Proto-Indo-European *gnō- (“to know”). Cognate with Old Frisian kunna, Old Saxon cunnan (Dutch kunnen), Old High German kunnan (German können), Old Norse kunna (Swedish kunna), Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽. The Indo-European root is also the source of Greek γιγνωσκειν, γνῶσις, Latin cognoscere, Welsh gnawd, Russian знать, Lithuanian žinoti, French connaitre.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkunːɑn/
[edit] Verb
cunnan (preterite-present)
- to know, to be familiar with
- Ic ða stowe ne cann: I do not know the place.
- (auxiliary) can, to know how, to be able
- Ic can eow læran: I can teach you.
[edit] Conjugation
Conjugation of cunnan (preterite-present)
| indicative | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|
| 1st-person singular | can(n) | cūþe |
| 2nd-person singular | canst | cūþest |
| 3rd-person singular | can(n) | cūþe |
| plural | cunnon | cūþon |
| subjunctive | present | preterite |
| singular | cunne | cūþe |
| plural | cunnen | cūþen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | cunne | |
| plural | cunnaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| cunnende | cunnen, (ġe)cūþ | |
