cunnen
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Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old English cunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
cunnen
- To know about (especially a domain of knowledge)
- (auxiliary) To be able to; to have the capability (to do); can.
- (auxiliary) To be able to do in the relevant situation; to be available to do.
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of cunnen
present | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
1st person | can | cunne(n) |
2nd person | canst | cunne(n) |
3rd person | can | cunne(n) |
subjunctive | cunne | cunne |
participle | present | past |
cunning(e), cunnende | cunned, coud | |
simple past | singular | plural |
1st person | couth, coud | coude(n) |
2nd person | couthest, coust | coude(n) |
3rd person | couth, coud | coude(n) |
subjunctive | couth(e), coud(e) | couth(en), coud(en) |
imperative | singular | plural |
cunne | cunneth, cunneϸ |
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “cǒnnen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-12.