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V

to be or become acquainted with, to know

Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/6839
Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 1
originates from: PGmc *kunnan- "know (how), be able" through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:311)
Inflected forms
cuð "know.pst.part" (oe-passive-participle) in Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia
Paradigms