- cunnian
- \cunnian1 wv/t2 w.g. or a. to search into, try, test, seek for, explore, investigate; experience; have experience of, to make trial of; know
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Aleconner — Ale con ner, n. [/Ale + con, OE. cunnen to test, AS. cunnian to test. See {Con}.] Orig., an officer appointed to look to the goodness of ale and beer; also, one of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London to inspect the measures used in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Con — Con, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conning}.] [AS. cunnan to know, be able, and (derived from this) cunnian to try, test. See {Can}, v. t. & i.] 1. To know; to understand; to acknowledge. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Of muses, Hobbinol … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Conned — Con Con, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conning}.] [AS. cunnan to know, be able, and (derived from this) cunnian to try, test. See {Can}, v. t. & i.] 1. To know; to understand; to acknowledge. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Of muses,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Conning — Con Con, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conning}.] [AS. cunnan to know, be able, and (derived from this) cunnian to try, test. See {Can}, v. t. & i.] 1. To know; to understand; to acknowledge. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Of muses,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To con answer — Con Con, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conning}.] [AS. cunnan to know, be able, and (derived from this) cunnian to try, test. See {Can}, v. t. & i.] 1. To know; to understand; to acknowledge. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Of muses,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To con thanks — Con Con, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conning}.] [AS. cunnan to know, be able, and (derived from this) cunnian to try, test. See {Can}, v. t. & i.] 1. To know; to understand; to acknowledge. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Of muses,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Durham Proverbs — is a collection of 46 Mediæval proverbs from various sources. They were written down as a collection, in the eleventh century, on some pages (pages 43 verso to 45 verso, between a hymnal and a collection of canticles) of a manuscript that were… … Wikipedia
cun — (v.) to learn to know, inquire into, from O.E. cunnian to learn to know, ultimately from the same ancient root as CAN (Cf. can) (v.). Surviving into 17c. and perhaps later in dialects … Etymology dictionary
a friend in need is a friend indeed — A friend in need is one who helps when one is in need or difficulty. Cf. EURIPIDES Hecuba 1. 1226 ἐν τοῖς κακοῖς γὰρ ἁγαθοὶ σαϕέστατοι ϕίλοι, for in adversity good friends are most clearly seen; ENNIUS Scaenica 210 (Vahlen) amicus certus in re… … Proverbs new dictionary
con- — prefix assim. form of com before c, d, f, g, j, n, q, s, t, v, and sometimes before vowels. * * * I. see com II. combining form or cono Etymology: Greek kōn , kōno , from kōnos more at hone : cone … Useful english dictionary
