Uncunning vs Canny - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between uncunning and canny

is that uncunning is (obsolete) ignorant while canny is careful, prudent, cautious.

(en adjective)

(obsolete) ignorant

I am young and uncunning , as thou wost. — Chaucer.

(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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