cnæwe

Old English

Alternative forms

• cnāwe

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-

Proto-Germanic *knēanąder.

Proto-Germanic *knēiz

Proto-West Germanic *knāi

Old English cnæwe

From Proto-West Germanic *knāī, alteration of earlier *knāi, from Proto-Germanic *knēiz (“knowing, able”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Akin to Old English cnāwan (“to know”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknæː.we/
• Rhymes: -æː.we

Adjective

cnǣwe

1. knowing, cognizant
2. conscious, aware

Declension

Declension of cnǣwe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cnǣwe	cnǣwu, cnǣwo	cnǣwe
Accusative	cnǣwne	cnǣwe	cnǣwe
Genitive	cnǣwes	cnǣwre	cnǣwes
Dative	cnǣwum	cnǣwre	cnǣwum
Instrumental	cnǣwe	cnǣwre	cnǣwe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cnǣwe	cnǣwa, cnǣwe	cnǣwu, cnǣwo
Accusative	cnǣwe	cnǣwa, cnǣwe	cnǣwu, cnǣwo
Genitive	cnǣwra	cnǣwra	cnǣwra
Dative	cnǣwum	cnǣwum	cnǣwum
Instrumental	cnǣwum	cnǣwum	cnǣwum

Declension of cnǣwe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cnǣwa	cnǣwe	cnǣwe
Accusative	cnǣwan	cnǣwan	cnǣwe
Genitive	cnǣwan	cnǣwan	cnǣwan
Dative	cnǣwan	cnǣwan	cnǣwan
Instrumental	cnǣwan	cnǣwan	cnǣwan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cnǣwan	cnǣwan	cnǣwan
Accusative	cnǣwan	cnǣwan	cnǣwan
Genitive	cnǣwra, cnǣwena	cnǣwra, cnǣwena	cnǣwra, cnǣwena
Dative	cnǣwum	cnǣwum	cnǣwum
Instrumental	cnǣwum	cnǣwum	cnǣwum

Derived terms

• ġecnǣwe
• oncnǣwe
• orcnǣwe

Related terms

• cnāwelǣċing