| active voice | |||||||
| present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek kenni | 1pl | vér kennum | 1sg | ek kenna | 1pl | vér kennim |
| 2sg | þú kennir | 2pl | þér kennið | 2sg | þú kennir | 2pl | þér kennið |
| 3sg | hon kennir | 3pl | þau kenna | 3sg | hon kenni | 3pl | þau kenni |
| preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek kennda | 1pl | vér kenndum | 1sg | ek kennda | 1pl | vér kenndim |
| 2sg | þú kenndir | 2pl | þér kennduð | 2sg | þú kenndir | 2pl | þér kenndið |
| 3sg | hon kenndi | 3pl | þau kenndu | 3sg | hon kenndi | 3pl | þau kenndi |
| preterite infinitive | kenndu | ||||||
| past participle | f. | kennd | m. | kenndr | n. | kennt | |
| imperative | 2sg | kenn | 1pl | kennum | 2pl | kennið | |
| middle voice: kennask “seem; feel; taste; confess” | |||||||
| present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek kennumk | 1pl | vér kennumk | 1sg | ek kennumk | 1pl | vér kennimk |
| 2sg | þú kennisk | 2pl | þér kennizk | 2sg | þú kennisk | 2pl | þér kennizk |
| 3sg | hon kennisk | 3pl | þau kennask | 3sg | hon kennisk | 3pl | þau kennisk |
| preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek kenndumk | 1pl | vér kenndumk | 1sg | ek kenndumk | 1pl | vér kenndimk |
| 2sg | þú kenndisk | 2pl | þér kennduzk | 2sg | þú kenndisk | 2pl | þér kenndizk |
| 3sg | hon kenndisk | 3pl | þau kenndusk | 3sg | hon kenndisk | 3pl | þau kenndisk |
| past participle | n. | kennzk | |||||
| imperative | 2sg | kennsk | 1pl | kennumk | 2pl | kennizk | |
PG *kannijaną, OE cennan 1 “beget; make known,” ME kennen “make known; recognize,” Dutch, German kennen “know.” Causative of kunna pretpres (III) “know.” Preterite variant kendi, participle kendr.
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