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ge-cnǽwe

  • adjective
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ge-cnǽwe, adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§434;
Knowing, conscious, aware, acknowledging; cognoscens, conscius
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  • Se synfulla stód feorran, gecnǽwe his misdǽda

    the sinful stood afar off, conscious of his misdeeds,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 428, 27
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  • Se cwellere bæd forgifenysse, gecnǽwe his mánes

    the murderer prayed for forgiveness, acknowledging his crime,

    • 510, 20
    • .
  • We sind gecnǽwe ðæt . . .

    we are aware that . . .

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    • 378, 9
    • .
  • Híg ealle wǽron ðæs gecnǽwe

    omnes testimonium illi dabant,

    • Lk. Bos. 4, 22
    • .
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  • ge-cnǽwe, adj.