knega

Icelandic

/ˈkʰnɛːɣa/

verb-preterite
Definitions
  • (poetic) (ambitransitive) to be able, can, to know
  • (legal) (intransitive) shall

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kná (know how) inherited from Proto-Germanic *knēaną (know) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (know, recognize).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵneh₃-

Gloss

know, recognize

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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