Ken \Ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kenned (k[e^]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. [root]45. See Can to be
able, Know.]
1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or
Scot.]
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2. To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.]
"We ken them from afar." --Addison
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'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Kenning \Ken"ning\, n. [See Ken, v. t.]
1. Range of sight. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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2. The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about
twenty miles.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
kenning
n : conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially
in Old English and Old Norse poetry
WordNet (r) 2.0
ken
n 1: range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken"
[syn: cognizance]
2: the range of vision; "out of sight of land" [syn: sight]
[also: kent, kenning, kenned]
WordNet (r) 2.0
kenning
See ken
WordNet (r) 2.0
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