ppl. a. Obs. 1–2. [f. OE. án one + cenned born; cf. AKENNED.] Only begotten (L. unigenitus).
c. 950. Lindisf. Gosp., John iii. 18. Forðon ne ʓelefde on noma ðæs áncende sunu Godes.
c. 975. Rushw. G., ibid. An-cenda sunu. [Ags. & Hatton, acennendan, akennedan.]
c. 1200. Ormin, 17002. He wass himm sellf soþ Godd, And Godess Sune ankennedd.
