khennen

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• khénnan (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German kennen, from Old High German kennen, from Proto-West Germanic *kannijan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to know”). Cognate to German kennen, Scots ken.

Verb

khennen (auxiliary håm)

1. (Luserna) to know, be familiar with

Further reading

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien