cunnen

Contents

Middle English

Alternative forms

• connen, can

Etymology

From Old English cunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkunən/

Verb

cunnen

1. To know about (especially a domain of knowledge)
2. (auxiliary) To be able to; to have the capability (to do); can.
3. (auxiliary) To be able to do in the relevant situation; to be available to do.

Conjugation

Conjugation of cunnen (preterite-present)

infinitive	(to) cunnen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	can	couthe, coude
2nd person singular	canst	couthest, coust
3rd person singular	can	couthe, coude
plural	cunne(n)	coude(n)
subjunctive	present	past
singular	cunne	couth(e), coud(e)
plural	cunne	couth(en), coud(en)
imperative	present
singular	cunne
plural	cunneth, cunneϸ
participle	present	past
	cunning(e), cunnende	cunned, coud

Descendants

• Scots: can, cun, cunning
• English: can, con, cun, could, cunning, canny

References

• “cǒnnen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-12.