aknowen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• oncnawen, oknowen, aknawen, a-knawen

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

• “aknouen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.