- kunnandi
- I)pr. p. knowing (margs kunnandi).II)f. knowledge, accomplishments (nökkurs konar list eða kunnandi).* * *f. knowledge, Edda 31, Bær. 19, Hom. (St.)
An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
kunnandi
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Cunning — Cun ning, n. [AS. cunnung trial, or Icel. kunnandi knowledge. See {Cunning}, a.] 1. Knowledge; art; skill; dexterity. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Let my right hand forget her cunning. Ps. cxxxvii. 5. [1913 Webster] A carpenter s desert Stands more… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cunning — [13] Cunning did not always have its present day negative connotations. At first it was a term of approval, meaning ‘learned’. It is connected in some way to the verb can, which originally meant ‘know’, although it is not altogether clear whether … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
cunning — adjective 1》 skilled in achieving one s ends by deceit or evasion. 2》 clever; ingenious. 3》 N. Amer. attractive; charming. noun 1》 craftiness. 2》 ingenuity. Derivatives cunningly adverb cunningness noun Origin ME (in the sense (possessing)… … English new terms dictionary
cunning — [13] Cunning did not always have its present day negative connotations. At first it was a term of approval, meaning ‘learned’. It is connected in some way to the verb can, which originally meant ‘know’, although it is not altogether clear whether … Word origins
cunning — adj. & n. adj. (cunninger, cunningest) 1 a skilled in ingenuity or deceit. b selfishly clever or crafty. 2 ingenious (a cunning device). 3 US attractive, quaint. n. 1 craftiness; skill in deceit. 2 skill, ingenuity. Derivatives: cunningly adv.… … Useful english dictionary
