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cunnan

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Ealle þá eásternan and þá Egiptiscan þe sélost cunnan on gerímcræfte, Lch. iii. 256, 7. Sumne wyrhtan þe wel cunne on cræfte, Hml. S. 36, 24. On cunnende wæs expertus sit, Wrt.

cunnan

Grammar
cunnan, <b>. I 4.</b>
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add: of sexual intercourse Ic secge þæt ic ne conn þurh gemæc-scipe monnes ǽnges, Cri. 198

CUNNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CUNNAN, ic can, con, ðú canst, const, he can, con, pl. cunnon; p. ic, he cúðe, ðú cúðest, pl. cúðon; subj. cunne, pl. cunnen; p. cúðe, pl. cúðen; pp. [on]-cunnen, cúþ; v. a.

to be or become acquainted with, to know noscĕre, scire CAN scire, posse

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[Cunnan is the second of the twelve Anglo-Saxon verbs, called præterito*-*præsentia, given under ágan, q. v.

ge-cunnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cunnan, p. -cúðe

To know

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To know Huu alle bispello gie gecunnas ł giecunna gie mágon [Rush. gicunniga] quomodo omnes parabolas cognoscetis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 13. Ic ðé gecúðe ǽr ðan ðe ic ðé gesceópe I knew thee ere I created thee, Ælf. Test; Swt. Rdr. 70. 433

Linked entry: ge-cúþ

á-cunnan

(v.)
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to accuse Tó ácunnenne ad excusandum, Ps. Srt. 140, 4. Ðæt hí ná ne álýsað (printed -lýf-) ðá hálgan stówe áne fram heora synnum, ac eác hí beóð ácunnen (printed -cum-) ðý swýþor for ðám gylte ðǽre unálýfedlican bælde quatenus eos sacra loca non liberent

Linked entries: on-cunnan cunnan

on-cunnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cunnan, p. -cúðe; pp. -cunnen

To accuse a person (acc.) of something (gen., clause beginning with ðæt or with prep, be, for), to blame, charge, lay to a person's charge

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To accuse a person (acc.) of something (gen., clause beginning with ðæt or with prep, be, for), to blame, charge, lay to a person's charge Ðonne oncann hé hiene selfne for ðære hrædhýdignesse ðe hé ǽr tó fela sealde occasionem contra se im- patientiae

Linked entries: á-cunnan on-cunness

on-cunnan

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For the last passage substitute: Tó oncunnanne oncunnessa, Ps. Vos. 140, 4, and add Hí ealle bǽdon heora wóhnyssa forgyfennyssa, þæs þe hí þæs unrihtes hý oncúðan, Hml. A. 136, 670. Þá ongunnon þá gebróðru hí sylfe oncunnan (selfe hí oncúðon, v. l.)

cunnian

(v.)
Grammar
cunnian, p. ode, ade , ede; pp. od , ad , ed ; v. a.

to prove, try, inquire, search into, seek for, explore, examine, investigate, tempt, venture probare, tentare, explorare, requirere, experiri, periclitari with gen. To have, experience of, to make trial of periclitari, experiri

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Se cunnaþ Dryhtnes meahta he tempteth the Lord's might, Salm. Kmbl. 454; Sal. 227. He ðín cunnode he has proved thee, Cd. 163; Th. 204, 16; Exod. 420: Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 15. with gen.

cunne

(v.)
Grammar
cunne, pl.cunnen

know, can

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Kmbl. 748; El. 374of cunnan. ; subj. pres

cunnian

(v.)
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D. 142, 10. of attempted action, to try Se deófol cunnað hú hé mæge tóbrecan þá gebedu, Hml. S. 13, 55. Hié bǽdon ꝥ hié ealle cunnoden, mehten hí heora gemǽnan fiénd him from ádón, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 14.

cunning

(n.)
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Cri. 198, given under cunnan) ðá unclǽnlico gifliǽ uni thoro juncta contactus inlicitorum fugat, Rtl. 110, 1

cunning

(n.)
Grammar
cunning, e; f.

Experience, CUNNING experientia

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Experience, CUNNING ; experientia Som. Ben. Lye

cunnung

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Add: trial, probation Þeós cunnung ( probatio ) wæs in þǽre brycge, ꝥ swá hwylc unrihtwísra manna swá wolde ofer þá féran, hé sceolde áslídan on þá þýstran eá, Gr. D. 319, 12. trial, proof, experiment, experience; experimentum For þǽre cunnunge ( experimento

cunnung

(n.)
Grammar
cunnung, e; f.

Probation probatio, tentatio

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Probation ; probatio, tentatio . Exon. 118a; Th. 453, 33; Hy. 4, 24

cúna

(n.)
Grammar
cúna, of cows, Gen. 32, 15; gen. pl.
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of cú

be-cunnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-cunnian, p. ode ; pp. od

To assayprovetryexperiri

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To assay, prove, try; experiri

ge-cunnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cunnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To tryenquireexperienceprobareexplorareexperiri

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To try, enquire, experience; probare, explorare, experiri Ðæt hi móstan gecunnian hwylc heora swiftost hors hæfde that they should try which of them had the swiftest horse, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 42 : Nar. 25, 29. Ðe ðone wígend aweccan dorste oððe gecunnian

á-cunnian

(v.)
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Add: to put to the proof, try, test Se ongebróhta teóna ácunnað ( probat ), húlic gehwilc man byþ, Gr. D. 47, 9. Ácunna mé proba me, Ps. Spl. C. 25, 2. Ácunnian experiri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 68. Ácunnod (beón), 145, 50. Wæs ácunnad temtabatur, Mk. L. 1

Linked entry: accutian

ge-cunnian

(v.)
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Add: to try, test Hí gelýfdon him be eallum þám geþeódum, þeáh hí hyra gecunnian ne mihton crediderunt de omnibus linguis quas probare minime ualebant, Gr. D. 301, 1. (l a) to try maliciously, insidiously, to tempt :-- Gecunnedon of ðǽm gafel temtantes

a-cunnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-cunnian, p. ode; pp. od

To proveprobare

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To prove; probare Ðú acunnodest [MS. acunnudyst] us God probasti nos Deus, Ps. Spl. C. 65, 9