aknowen in Middle English

IPA: /aˈknɔu̯ən/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old English ācnawan, a variant of oncnāwan, equivalent to a- + knowen. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ācnawan}} Old English ācnawan, {{af|enm|a-|knowen}} a- + knowen Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} aknowen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|aknow|aknew|class=7}} Forms: strong [table-tags], aknowen [infinitive], to aknowen [infinitive], aknowe [infinitive], aknowe [first-person, present, singular], aknew [first-person, past, singular], aknowest [present, second-person, singular], aknewe [past, second-person, singular], aknoweth [present, singular, third-person], aknew [past, singular, third-person], aknowe [present, singular, subjunctive], aknewe [past, singular, subjunctive], aknowe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], aknowen [plural, present], aknowe [plural, present], aknewen [past, plural], aknewe [past, plural], aknoweth [imperative, plural, present], aknowe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], aknowynge [participle, present], aknowende [participle, present], aknowen [participle, past], aknowe [participle, past], yaknowen [participle, past], yaknowe [participle, past], oncnawen [alternative], oknowen [alternative], aknawen [alternative], a-knawen [alternative]

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      "word": "acknow"
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      "form": "to aknowen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aknowe",
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    {
      "form": "aknew",
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      "form": "aknowe",
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      "form": "-",
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        "present"
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      "form": "aknowe",
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        "present"
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    {
      "form": "aknewen",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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      "form": "aknewe",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "aknoweth",
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      "form": "aknowe",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "aknowynge",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aknowende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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      "form": "aknowen",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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      "form": "aknowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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      "form": "yaknowen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaknowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "oncnawen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "oknowen",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "aknawen",
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      "form": "a-knawen",
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          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "To acknowledge; to confess (often with \"of\" or \"on\") - Geoffrey Chaucer."
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        "(transitive) To acknowledge; to confess (often with \"of\" or \"on\") - Geoffrey Chaucer."
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    {
      "ipa": "/aˈknɔu̯ən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aknowen"
}

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      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "aknow"
    },
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "acknow"
    },
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      ],
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    }
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      "acnawan#Old_English"
    ],
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      "oncnāwan",
      "oncnawan#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "a-",
      "a-#Middle_English"
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      "knowen",
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        "class"
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "to aknowen",
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
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      "form": "aknowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "aknowe",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
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      "form": "aknowest",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "aknewe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "aknoweth",
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
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        "present",
        "singular"
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
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        "plural",
        "present"
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        "plural",
        "present"
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "past",
        "plural"
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      "form": "aknoweth",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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      "form": "aknowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aknowynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aknowende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aknowen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aknowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaknowen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaknowe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "oncnawen",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oknowen",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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      "form": "aknawen",
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      "form": "a-knawen",
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        "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
        "Middle English terms prefixed with a-",
        "Middle English transitive verbs",
        "Middle English verbs",
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      "glosses": [
        "To acknowledge; to confess (often with \"of\" or \"on\") - Geoffrey Chaucer."
      ],
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        [
          "acknowledge",
          "acknowledge"
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        [
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        "(transitive) To acknowledge; to confess (often with \"of\" or \"on\") - Geoffrey Chaucer."
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/aˈknɔu̯ən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aknowen"
}

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"aknowen" meaning in Middle English

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