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know (n<omac/), n. Knee. [Obs.] Chaucer.[1913 Webster]
| know | (n<omac/), n. Knee. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] |
| know | (n<omac/), v. t. [imp. Knew (n<umac/); p. p. Known (n<omac/n); p. pr. & vb. n. Knowing.] [OE. knowen, knawen, AS. cnwan; akin to OHG. chnan (in comp.), Icel. kn to be able, Russ. znate to know, L. gnoscere, noscere, Gr. gighw`skein, Skr. jn<amac/; fr. the root of E. can, v. i., ken. |
| know | , v. i. 1. To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; -- often with of. [1913 Webster]
-Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. Is. i. 3. [1913 Webster]
-If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. John vii. 17. [1913 Webster]
-The peasant folklore of Europe still knows of willows that bleed and weep and speak when hewn. Tylor. [1913 Webster]
2. To be assured; to feel confident. [1913 Webster]
To know of, to ask, to inquire. [Obs.] Know of your youth, examine well your blood. Shak. [1913 Webster] |
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