keen

He
👨

was a
🅰️

voracious reader and a
🅰️

keen writer
✍️🧑‍🦱

.

Ler máis

(Inglés)

Frecuencia

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/kiːn/

Herdado de Middle English

Herdado de Old English

Relativo a dinamarqués

Relativo a neerlandés

Relativo a alemán

Relativo a islandés

Relativo a feroés

Relativo a escocés

Relativo a Old English

In summary

From Middle English kene (“bold, brave, sharp”), from Old English cēne (“keen, fierce, bold, brave, warlike, powerful; learned, clever, wise”), from Proto-Germanic *kōniz (“knowledgeable, skilful, experienced, clever, capable”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with Danish køn (“handsome, pretty”), Dutch kien (“smart, wise, able”), koen (“daring, valiant, doughty, courageous”), German kühn (“bold, daring, audacious, hardy, valiant, venturesome”), Icelandic kænn (“wise, crafty, clever, able”), Faroese kønur (“expert (in, on), experienced, skilful, able, capable”), Scots keen (“lively, brisk; avaricious”). Related to Old English cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”). More at cunning, can.