Cany vs Canny - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between cany and canny

is that cany is of or relating to cane (the plant) or canes while canny is careful, prudent, cautious.

(en adjective)

Of or relating to cane (the plant) or canes.

Abounding with canes.

(Milton)

(Webster 1913)

(er)

Careful, prudent, cautious.

(Ramsay)

Knowing, shrewd, astute.

(Sir Walter Scott)

Frugal, thrifty.

(Scotland, Northumbria) Pleasant, fair.

She's a canny lass hor like!

* 1783 , (Robert Burns), "Green Grow the Rashes O", Songs and Ballads

But gie me a cannie hour at e'en,

My arms about my dearie O;

An' warl'y cares, an' warl'y men,

Mae a' gae tapsalteerie O!

(Northumbria) Very or much.

That's a canny big horse, man!

* cannily * canniness

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