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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kunnēn.
Pronunciation
Verb
cunnian
- to experience, learn to know
10th century, The Wanderer:oþþe mec frēondlēasne · frēfran wolde,
wēman mid wynnum. · Wāt sē þe cunnað,
hū slīþen bið · sorg tō ġefēran,
þām þe him lȳt hafað · lēofra ġeholena.- or friendless me would soothe,
allure with glees. Knows the one who undergoes,
how tough is sorrow as a companion,
to whom little has dear confidants for himself.
- to explore, find out, investigate
- to try, test
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
...and hē lēop sona cunniġende his feðes hwæðer hē cūðe gān.- and he leapt up immediately, trying his power of motion, whether he could walk.
Conjugation
Descendants