Old English · verb
cnossian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈknos.si.ɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈknos · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Meaning
-
to beat, strike (against something)
ġecunnad in ċēole · ċearselda fela, atol ȳþa ġewealc, · þǣr mec oft biġeat nearo nihtwaco · ǣt nacan stefnan, þonne hē be clifum cnossað. · Calde ġeþrungen
have withstood bitter sorrow, known many sorrow-halls in ship, loathsome rolling of waves where the unquiet night watch oft got me at the stem of seacraft then it beats near cliffs. Bound by cold
bitre brēostċeare · ġebiden hæbbe,
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | cnossiġe | cnossode |
| 2nd singular | cnossast | cnossodest |
| 3rd singular | cnossaþ | cnossode |
| Plural | cnossiaþ | cnossodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | cnossiġe | cnossode |
| Plural | cnossiġen | cnossoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | cnossian |
| Inflected infinitive | cnossienne |
| Imperative singular | cnossa |
| Imperative plural | cnossiaþ |
| Present participle | cnossiende |
| Past participle | cnossodġecnossod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
Cognate with Old Norse knosa (“to beat, bruise”), which Norwegian knuse, Danish knuse, Scots knuse, Icelandic knúsa, and Faroese knúsa derive from.
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