kenna

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʰɛnːa/

  Rhymes: -ɛnːa

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

   Conjugation of kenna

v-8
infinitive	kenna
present participle	kennandi
past participle a7	kendur
supine	kent
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!

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɛnːa/

  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

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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

References

• kenna in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Vilamovian

Verb

kenna

1. know (be acquainted or familiar with)