knowen
English
Etymology
From Middle English knowen (“known”), from Old English cnāwen (“known, recognised, perceived”), past participle of cnāwan (“to know, recognise, perceive”). More at know.
Verb
knowen
- (archaic) past participle of know
- 1620, King James VI and I, A Meditation Vpon the 27, 28, 29, Verses of the Xxvii. Chapter of St. Matthew. Or a Paterne for a Kings Inauguration
- […] and it is vulgarly well knowen that thornes signifie stinging and pricking cares.
- 1620, King James VI and I, A Meditation Vpon the 27, 28, 29, Verses of the Xxvii. Chapter of St. Matthew. Or a Paterne for a Kings Inauguration
Anagrams
Cornish
Alternative forms
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Etymology
Noun
knowen f
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English cnāwan (“to know, recognise, perceive”), from Proto-West Germanic *knāan.
Pronunciation
Verb
knowen
- to know (possess knowledge)
- a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “2 Paralipomenon 6:30”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
- […] þou ſchalt heꝛe fro heuene: þat is fro þin hiȝe dwellyng place and do þou meꝛcy and ȝelde þou to ech man aftir hiſe weies whiche þou knowiſt þat he haþ in his heꝛte for þou aloone knowiſt þe heꝛtis of þe ſones of men
- , then you should hear from heaven, i.e. from your lofty place of residence. Forgive, and treat any individual according to their actions, which you know what their hearts contain, because only you know the hearts of humanity.
- Template:RQ:Mlry MrtArthr1
Conjugation
Conjugation of knowen (strong class 7)
infinitive | (to) knowen, knowe | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | knowe | knew | |
2nd-person singular | knowest | knewe, knew | |
3rd-person singular | knoweth | knew | |
subjunctive singular | knowe | knewe1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | knowen, knowe | knewen, knewe | |
imperative plural | knoweth, knowe | — | |
participles | knowynge, knowende | knowen, knowe, yknowen, yknowe |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “knouen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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