cunnian – Old English verb conjugation

Old English verb forms of cunnian

Infinitive

cunnian
cunnienne

Participles

Presentcunniende
Past(ġe)cunnod

Indicative

Present

1st sing.cunniġe
2nd sing.cunnast
3rd sing.cunnaþ
1st plur.cunniaþ
2nd plur.cunniaþ
3rd plur.cunniaþ

Past

1st sing.cunnode
2nd sing.cunnodest
3rd sing.cunnode
1st plur.cunnodon
2nd plur.cunnodon
3rd plur.cunnodon

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.cunniġe
2nd sing.cunniġe
3rd sing.cunniġe
1st plur.cunniġen
2nd plur.cunniġen
3rd plur.cunniġen

Past

1st sing.cunnode
2nd sing.cunnode
3rd sing.cunnode
1st plur.cunnoden
2nd plur.cunnoden
3rd plur.cunnoden

Imperative

Singularcunna
Pluralcunniaþ

Verbs conjugated like 'cunnian'

cnossian, hwisprian, hwistlian, sagian, sacian, sadian, solian, siwian, sipian, yrsian, myrþrian, fuglian, fundian, fulwian, fullian, leornian, borcian, borgian, beorhtian, wohhian, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'cunnian'

cunnan, bennian, cennan, cocnian, cwanian, dennian, fundian, grunnian, huntian, innian,

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kunnēn.

Verbs referencing "cunnian"

English try, Old Saxon kunnon.

Sample Sentences

  • oþþe mec frēondlēasne · frēfran wolde,
  • wēman mid wynnum. · Wāt sē þe cunnað,
  • hū slīþen bið · sorg tō ġefēran,
  • þām þe him lȳt hafað · lēofra ġeholena. (or friendless me would soothe,
  • allure with glees. Knows the one who undergoes,
  • how tough is sorrow as a companion,
  • to whom little has dear confidants for himself.) [10th century, The Wanderer:]
  • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
  • ...and hē lēop sona cunniġende his feðes hwæðer hē cūðe gān. (and he leapt up immediately, trying his power of motion, whether he could walk.)

Cognates

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