Old English · noun

cann

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /kɑnn/
[kɑn]
Syllables: kɑnn (1 syllable)
Modern English: canny uncanny averment clearance confirmation assertion cognizance

cann1 · noun · feminine

Senses

a piece of knowledge
cognizance
confirmation, averment, a positive assertion
clearance

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of cann
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cann	canna canne
Accusative	canne	canna canne
Genitive	canne	canna
Dative	canne	cannum

cann2 · verb · inflected form

Senses

first/third-person singular present indicative of cunnan
Inflected form of cunnan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kannō (“knowledge”), from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (“to know how”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Akin to Old Frisian kanna, kena (“recognition, investigation”).

From Proto-West Germanic *kann (“I, he, she can”), first and third person singular present tense of Proto-West Germanic *kunnan.

Descendants

canny, uncanny

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