Old English · verb
tocnawan
Normalised tōcnāwan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class VII
- IPA
- /toːˈknɑː.wɑn/
- Syllables
- toː · ˈknɑː · wɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- differentiatedistinguish
Meaning
-
to tell apart; distinguish, differentiate
Forġif mē wīsdōm, þæt iċ maġe þīn miċċle folc ġewissian, and iċ cunne tōcnāwan betwux gōd and yfel.
Give me wisdom, so that I can guide your great people, and can distinguish between good and evil.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | tōcnāwe | tōcnēow |
| 2nd singular | tōcnǣwst | tōcnēowe |
| 3rd singular | tōcnǣwþ | tōcnēow |
| Plural | tōcnāwaþ | tōcnēowon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | tōcnāwe | tōcnēowe |
| Plural | tōcnāwen | tōcnēowen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | tōcnāwan |
| Inflected infinitive | tōcnāwenne |
| Imperative singular | tōcnāw |
| Imperative plural | tōcnāwaþ |
| Present participle | tōcnāwende |
| Past participle | tōcnāwen |
All forms (13)
Etymology
tō- + cnāwan
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