English

Proper noun

Kenna

1. A female given name

Faroese

Verb

kenna ‎(third person singular past indicative kendi, third person plural past indicative kent, supine kent)

1. to know
2. to feel
3. to teach

Conjugation

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɛnːa/

  Rhymes: -ɛnːa

Verb

kenna ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kenndi, supine kennt)

1. to teach, to tutor
   • Timothy 2:11-12 (English, Icelandic)

     Konan á að læra í kyrrþey, í allri undirgefni. Ekki leyfi ég konu að kenna eða taka sér vald yfir manninum, heldur á hún að vera kyrrlát.

     A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.

2. to instruct
3. (dated) to ascribe
4. (archaic, poetic) to know a person

Conjugation

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Synonyms

• (to instruct): leiðbeina
• (to ascribe): eigna

Derived terms

• árinni kennir illur ræðari
• kenndur
• kenning
• kennsla
• kennari

Old Norse

Verb

kenna

1. to know (a person)
2. to feel

Descendants

References

• kenna in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Vilamovian

Verb

kenna

1. know (be acquainted or familiar with)