Ken , n. Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge. "Beyond his ken."
Longfellow.
Above the reach and
ken of a
mortal apprehension.
South. It was relief to
quit the ken
And the inquiring looks of men.
Trench.
Ken , v. i. To look around. [Obs.]
Burton.
Ken , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kenned (k&ebreve;nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Kenning.]
[OE. kennen to teach, make known, know, AS. cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related Icel. kenna to know; akin to
D. & G. kennen to know, Goth.
kannjan to make known; orig., a causative corresponding to AS. cunnan to know, Goth. kunnan.
√45. See Can to be able,
Know.] 1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or Scot.]
2.
To recognize; to descry; to
discern. [Archaic
or Scot.] "We
ken them from afar." Addison
'T is he. I ken
the manner of his gait.
Shak.
Ken (k&ebreve;n),
n. [Perh. from
kennel.]
A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang, Eng.]
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