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cann

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
cann, e; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§59;
A knowledge, cognizance, averment or positive assertion, clearance; notitia, cognitio, assertio
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  • Mynstres aldor hine cænne in preóstes canne

    let the chief of a monastery clear himself with a priest's cognizance,

      L. Wih. 17; Th. i. 40, 13.
  • Mid rihtre canne

    by lawful averment,

      L. H. E. 16; Th. i. 34, 12.
  • Ðanne is cirican canne riht

    then is the church clearance right,

      L. Wih. 21; Th. i. 42, 1.
Etymology
[Kil. konne, kunne: Ger. kunde, f.]
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  • cann, n.