3 entries under this word

Ken

Kēn, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. KENNED; p. pr. & vb. n. KENNING.] [O. Eng. kennen, kenne, to know, to know by sight, to teach, Ger. & D. kennen, to know, A-S. cunnan, present tense cann, Goth. kunnan, kannjan. Cf. CAN, KNOW, and CONNY.] 1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. Tis he. I ken the manner of his gait. Shak. 2. To recognize; to see at a distance; to descry. We ken them from afar. Addison.

Kĕn, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To look round. [Obs.] Burton.

Kēn, n.

noun

n. Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge. “Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension.” South.

In the observance of all which, time and travel had now brought us in ken of a very pleasantly situated town, fair and sumptuously builded. Rowley.

It was relief to quit the ken And the inquiring looks of men. Trench.