aknowen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English ācnawan, a variant of oncnāwan, equivalent to a- +‎ knowen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈknɔu̯ən/

Verb

aknowen

  1. (transitive) To acknowledge; to confess (often with "of" or "on") - Geoffrey Chaucer.

Conjugation

Conjugation 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

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: aknow, acknow
  • ⇒ Scots: aknawin (ppt)

References

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