Wt/sco/canny

English

Etymology

Northern English dialect from from Middle Inglis , first and third person singular of from Old English . Compare Scots , Template:Wt/sco/Ang . More at can, cunning.

Pronunciation

• IPA⁽⁾: /ˈkæni/

Adjective

1. Careful, prudent, cautious.
2. Knowing, shrewd, astute.
3. Frugal, thrifty.
4. Template:Wt/sco/Northumbria Pleasant, nice.

   She's a canny lass hor like!

5. Template:Wt/sco/Northumbria Very or much.

   That's a canny big horse man!

Translations

careful, prudent, cautious

• Bulgarian: внимателен (bg) (vnimatelen), предпазлив (bg) (predpazliv)
• Finnish: varovainen
• Russian: осмотрительный (osmotritelʹnyj), осторожный (ru) (ostorožnyj)

• Swedish: försiktig

knowing, shrewd, astute

• Bulgarian: хитър (hitǎr), ловък (bg) (lovǎk)

frugal, thrifty — see frugal

pleasant, nice — see pleasant

very, much

Derived terms

• cannily
• canniness

References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [1]
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4[2]
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[3]

Anagrams

• acnny
• nancy, Nancy

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Scots

Etymology

From the verb from Middle Inglis , first and third person singular of from Old English . More at can, cunning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanɪ/, IPA^(key): /kɑːnɪ/

Alternative forms

• cannie

Adjective

Wt/sco/canny (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

1. careful, cautious, prudent or steady
2. comfortable, gentle or cozy
3. attractive or pleasing
4. skilful, safe to work or deal with
5. fortunate, lucky
6. frugal, sparing
7. (archaic) with supernatural or occult powers

Adverb

Wt/sco/canny (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

1. carefully, cautiously

Related terms

• ca canny