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acknown — acknowledged. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
To be acknown — Acknow Ac*know ([a^]k*n[=o] ), v. t. [Pref. a + know; AS. oncn[=a]wan.] 1. To recognize. [Obs.] You will not be acknown, sir. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. To acknowledge; to confess. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {To be acknown} (often with of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acknow — Ac*know ([a^]k*n[=o] ), v. t. [Pref. a + know; AS. oncn[=a]wan.] 1. To recognize. [Obs.] You will not be acknown, sir. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. To acknowledge; to confess. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {To be acknown} (often with of or on),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acknow — transitive verb (acknew ; acknown ; acknowing ; acknows) Etymology: alteration (influenced by such words as accord, account) of Middle English aknowen, from Old English oncnāwan to recognize, confess, from on + cnāwan to know more at on, know… … Useful english dictionary
