"cunnen" meaning in Middle English

See cunnen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkunən/
Etymology: From Old English cunnan, from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną. Past forms with /d/ are due to the influence of the weak past ending. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|cunnan}} Old English cunnan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*kunnan}} Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*kunnaną}} Proto-Germanic *kunnaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} cunnen, {{enm-verb|can|cunnynge|coude|coud}} cunnen (third-person singular simple present can, present participle cunnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative coude, past participle coud) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-irr|can|couth|cunn|2a=coud|imp_p3=canne|p3=canne|p_2s2=coust|p_part=cunned|p_part2=coud|sub2=canne|y=0}} Forms: can [present, singular, third-person], cunnynge [participle, present], coude [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], coud [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], cunnen [infinitive], to cunnen [infinitive], cunne [infinitive], can [first-person, present, singular], couthe [first-person, past, singular], coude [first-person, past, singular], canst [present, second-person, singular], couthest [past, second-person, singular], coust [past, second-person, singular], can [present, singular, third-person], couthe [past, singular, third-person], coude [past, singular, third-person], cunne [present, singular, subjunctive], canne [present, singular, subjunctive], couthe [past, singular, subjunctive], coude [past, singular, subjunctive], cunne [imperative, present, singular], canne [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], cunnen [plural, present], cunne [plural, present], canne [plural, present], couthen [past, plural], couthe [past, plural], couden [past, plural], coude [past, plural], cunneth [imperative, plural, present], cunne [imperative, plural, present], canne [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], cunnynge [participle, present], cunnende [participle, present], cunned [participle, past], coud [participle, past]
  1. To know about (especially a domain of knowledge)
    Sense id: en-cunnen-enm-verb-QOZSM7DX Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 34 41
  2. (auxiliary) To be able to; to have the capability (to do); can. Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-cunnen-enm-verb-xbx6VNHd Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 34 41
  3. (auxiliary) To be able to do in the relevant situation; to be available to do. Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-cunnen-enm-verb-27XtgpH1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 30 51 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 30 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 34 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: can, canne, conne, connen, cun, cunne, kanne

Alternative forms

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        "plural"
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cunneth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cunne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "canne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cunnynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cunnende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cunned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coud",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "cunnen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "can",
        "2": "cunnynge",
        "3": "coude",
        "4": "coud"
      },
      "expansion": "cunnen (third-person singular simple present can, present participle cunnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative coude, past participle coud)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "can",
        "2": "couth",
        "2a": "coud",
        "3": "cunn",
        "imp_p3": "canne",
        "p3": "canne",
        "p_2s2": "coust",
        "p_part": "cunned",
        "p_part2": "coud",
        "sub2": "canne",
        "y": "0"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-irr"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To know about (especially a domain of knowledge)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "know",
          "know"
        ],
        [
          "about",
          "about"
        ],
        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English auxiliary verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be able to; to have the capability (to do); can."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "be able to",
          "be able to"
        ],
        [
          "capability",
          "capability"
        ],
        [
          "can",
          "can"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(auxiliary) To be able to; to have the capability (to do); can."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English auxiliary verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be able to do in the relevant situation; to be available to do."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "situation",
          "situation"
        ],
        [
          "available",
          "available"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(auxiliary) To be able to do in the relevant situation; to be available to do."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkunən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "can"
    },
    {
      "word": "canne"
    },
    {
      "word": "conne"
    },
    {
      "word": "connen"
    },
    {
      "word": "cun"
    },
    {
      "word": "cunne"
    },
    {
      "word": "kanne"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cunnen"
}

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