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þeów-cnapa

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-cnapa, an; m.
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A servant-lad His ðeówcnapena án wearð þearle áwéd; ðá sette Martinus his handa him onuppon, and se feónd fleáh forht for ðam hálgan, and se ðeówa siððan gesundful leofode, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 27

mǽg-cnafa

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-cnafa, an ; m.
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A young kinsman Ic gean mínum rnǽgcnafan ( cognato ) þæs landes æt Anne his dæg . . . and þæs landes æt Worþigum . . . mínum mágcnafan, C. D. B. ii. 329, 21-25

Linked entry: cnafa

munuc-cnapa

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-cnapa, an ; m.
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A young monk Se áwyrgeda gást . . tócwýsde ǽnne munuccnapan (ǽnne þára muneca, v. l.) sumes geréfan sunu malignus spiritus unum puerulum monachum cujusdam curialis filium contrivit Gr. D. 125, 7 : 93, 18. Sum Benedictes munuccnapana (coiht, sé wæs munuc

be-cnáwe

(adj.)
Grammar
be-cnáwe, in the phrase beón becnáwe (v. to be beknown = to avow, confess, N. E. D. s.
Similar entries
v. be-know
)
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Ic ne am bicnówe ðat ic (printed it; but cf. ic ne eom ge-cnáwe ꝥ ic ǽnigean menn geáfe þá sócne þanon ut, 222, 27) áni man úðe ðenen út . . . hámsócne, C. D. iv. 226, 4

in-cnapa

(n.)
Grammar
in-cnapa, an ; m.
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A domestic servant, Lye

hirde-cnapa

(n.)
Grammar
hirde-cnapa, an; m.
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A (young) herdsman Hé let dǽr árǽran his hyrdecnapan cýtan, ꝥ hí ðǽr gehende mid heora hláfordes yrfe lágon. . . . And þá hyrdecnapan . . . ymbe ꝥ wǽron, Hml S. 23, 417-421

or-cnáwe

(adj.)
Grammar
or-cnáwe, cnǽwe; adj.

Recognisable, evident

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Recognisable, evident Ðǽr orcnáwe (wearþ) þurh teóncwide tweógende mód, Andr. Kmbl. 1540; An. 771. Ðá wæs orcnǽwe (on-, Kmbl.) idese síðfæt, Elen. Kmbl. 457; El. 229

ge-cneów

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-cneów, p. of ge-cnáwan.

knew ⬩ perceived

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knew, perceived, Gen. 38, 26 : Elen. Kmbl. 2278; El. 1140;

eáþ-cnǽwe

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-cnǽwe, -cnáwe; adj.
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Easy to recognize Seó óðer conjugatio ys ful eáðcnǽwe (-cnáwe, v. l.), for ðan ðe ǽlc ðára worda þe geendað on eo, and se óðer hád on es, ys þǽre óðre geðeódnysse, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 147, 8

cnǽwe

(adj.)
Grammar
cnǽwe, cnáwe; adj.

Knowing ⬩ conscious ⬩ aware ⬩ cognoscens, ⬩ conscius

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Knowing, conscious, aware; cognoscens, conscius

cneów

(v.)
Grammar
cneów, pl. cneówon

knew;

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knew; p. of cnáwan

cnǽwst

(v.)
Grammar
cnǽwst, he cnséwþ

knowest ⬩ knows

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knowest, knows; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of cnáwan

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