cunnan
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kunnaną.
Inflection
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Descendants
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkun.nɑn/
Verb
cunnan
- to know, to be familiar with
- Iċ wāt þæt hē hīe cann, ac iċ nāt hwanon.
- I know that he knows her, but I don't know from where.
- Iċ nime þone hring, þēah iċ þone weġ ne cunne.
- I will take the ring, though I do not know the way.
- Nān þing nis hefiġre þanne dēad līchama. Atlas self ne cann þæt ġewiht.
- Nothing is heavier than a dead body. Atlas himself knows not the weight.
- Iċ cann Englisċ, Ealdseaxisċ, and Friesisċ.
- I know English, Old Saxon, and Frisian.
- (auxiliary) can, to know how
- Iċ cann ēow lǣran.
- I can teach you.
- Ne cann iċ swimman, ac iċ cann sincan.
- I don't know how to swim, but I know how to sink.
Conjugation
Conjugation of cunnan (preterite-present)
infinitive | cunnan | tō cunnanne |
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indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | can(n) | cūþe |
2nd-person singular | canst | cūþest |
3rd-person singular | can(n) | cūþe |
plural | cunnon | cūþon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | cunne | cūþe |
plural | cunnen | cūþen |
imperative | ||
singular | cunne | |
plural | cunnaþ | |
participle | present | past |
cunnende | cunnen, (ġe)cūþ |
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