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Noun [Old English]

IPA: /kɑnn/, [kɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *kannō (“knowledge”), from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (“to know how”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵen-, *ǵnō- (“to know”), *ǵn̥néh₃-. Akin to Old Frisian kanna, kena (“recognition, investigation”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*kannō||knowledge}} Proto-Germanic *kannō (“knowledge”), {{der|ang|gem-pro|*kunnaną||to know how}} Proto-Germanic *kunnaną (“to know how”), {{der|ang|ine-pro|*ǵen-}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵen-, {{m|ine-pro|*ǵnō-||to know}} *ǵnō- (“to know”), {{m|ine-pro|*ǵn̥néh₃-}} *ǵn̥néh₃-, {{cog|ofs|kanna}} Old Frisian kanna, {{m|ofs|kena|t=recognition, investigation}} kena (“recognition, investigation”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cann f, {{ang-noun|f}} cann f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|cann}}, {{ang-decl-noun|cann|canna,canne|canne|canna,canne|canne|canna|canne|cannum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], cann [nominative, singular], canna [nominative, plural], canne [nominative, plural], canne [accusative, singular], canna [accusative, plural], canne [accusative, plural], canne [genitive, singular], canna [genitive, plural], canne [dative, singular], cannum [dative, plural]
  1. a piece of knowledge Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cann-ang-noun-gg8~0uAi
  2. cognizance Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cann-ang-noun-7hEKDGUk
  3. confirmation, averment, a positive assertion Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cann-ang-noun-UWbdy6iQ
  4. clearance Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cann-ang-noun-IT9ndoWF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Old English]

IPA: /kɑnn/, [kɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *kann (“I, he, she can”), first and third person singular present tense of Proto-West Germanic *kunnan. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*kann||I, he, she can}} Proto-West Germanic *kann (“I, he, she can”), {{der|ang|gmw-pro|*kunnan}} Proto-West Germanic *kunnan Head templates: {{head|ang|verb form}} cann
  1. first-person singular present indicative of cunnan Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: cunnan
    Sense id: en-cann-ang-verb-Nw4agWL0 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 4 7 45 43
  2. third-person singular present indicative of cunnan Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: cunnan
    Sense id: en-cann-ang-verb-bHcmc3ys Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 4 7 45 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: can
Etymology number: 2

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}

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