Reconstruction:Old English/cnawelæcan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

• *cnǣwelǣċan

Etymology

From cnāwe +‎ -lǣċan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɑː.weˌlæː.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

*cnāwelǣċan

1. to become known, make known, acknowledge, confess

Conjugation

Conjugation of *cnāwelǣċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	*cnāwelǣċan	*cnāwelǣċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*cnāwelǣċe	*cnāwelǣhte
second person singular	*cnāwelǣċest, *cnāwelǣcst	*cnāwelǣhtest
third person singular	*cnāwelǣċeþ, *cnāwelǣcþ	*cnāwelǣhte
plural	*cnāwelǣċaþ	*cnāwelǣhton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*cnāwelǣċe	*cnāwelǣhte
plural	*cnāwelǣċen	*cnāwelǣhten
imperative
singular	*cnāwelǣċ
plural	*cnāwelǣċaþ
participle	present	past
	*cnāwelǣċende	*(ġe)cnāwelǣht

Derived terms

• cnāwelǣċing

Related terms

• cnāwelǣċ

Descendants

• Middle English: knowlechen
  • English: knowledge (verb)
    • ⇒ English: acknowledge