cann

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Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *kannō (“knowledge”), from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (“to know how”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵen-, *ǵnō- (“to know”), *ǵn̥néh₃-. Akin to Old Frisian kanna, kena (“recognition, investigation”).

Noun[edit]

cann f

  1. a piece of knowledge
  2. cognizance
  3. confirmation, averment, a positive assertion
  4. clearance
Declension[edit]
Declension of cann (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative cann canna, canne
accusative canne canna, canne
genitive canne canna
dative canne cannum
Descendants[edit]
  • English: canny, uncanny

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *kann (“I, he, she can”), first and third person singular present tense of Proto-West Germanic *kunnan.

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

cann

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cunnan
  2. third-person singular present indicative of cunnan
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