kenna

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈt͡ʃʰɛnːa/

  Rhymes: -ɛnːa

Verb

kenna (third person singular past indicative kendi, supine kent)

1. to know
2. to feel
3. to teach

Conjugation

   Conjugation of kenna

kenna, v-8
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
Indicative	eg	tú	hann / hon tað	vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum
Present	kenni	kennir	kennir	kenna
Past	kendi	kendi	kendi	kendu
Imperative		tú		tit
Present	—	kenna !	—	kennið !
Infinitive	kenna
Pres. part.	kennandi
Past part. a7	kendur
Supine	kent

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈcʰɛnːa/

  Rhymes: -ɛnːa

Verb

kenna weak verb (third person singular past indicative kenndi, supine kennt)

1. to teach, to tutor
   • Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)

     Konan á að læra í kyrrþey, í allri undirgefni. Ekki leyfi ég konu að kenna eða taka sér vald yfir manninum, heldur á hún að vera kyrrlát.

     A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.

2. to instruct
3. (dated) to ascribe
4. (archaic, poetic) to know a person

Synonyms

• (to instruct): leiðbeina
• (to ascribe): eigna

Derived terms

• árinni kennir illur ræðari
• kenndur
• kenning
• kennsla
• kennari

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Old Norse

Verb

kenna

1. to know (a person)
2. to feel

Descendants

Danish: kende Faroese: kenna Icelandic: kenna

Norwegian: kjenne Swedish: känna

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Vilamovian

Verb

kenna

1. know (be acquainted or familiar with)