aknowen
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English ācnawan, a variant of oncnāwan, equivalent to a- + knowen.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editaknowen
- (transitive) To acknowledge; to confess (often with "of" or "on") - Geoffrey Chaucer.
Conjugation
editConjugation of aknowen (strong class 7)
| infinitive | (to) aknowen, aknowe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | aknowe | aknew | |
| 2nd-person singular | aknowest | aknewe, aknew | |
| 3rd-person singular | aknoweth | aknew | |
| subjunctive singular | aknowe | aknewe1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | aknowen, aknowe | aknewen, aknewe | |
| imperative plural | aknoweth, aknowe | — | |
| participles | aknowynge, aknowende | aknowen, aknowe, yaknowen, yaknowe | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “aknouen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.