n.
Pronunciation: ' ken
Function: verb
Inflected Form: kenned ; ken · ning
Etymology: Middle English kennen, from Old English cennan to make known & Old Norse kenna to perceive; both akin to Old English can know ― more at CAN
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1 archaic : SEE
2 chiefly dialect : RECOGNIZE
3 chiefly Scottish : KNOW
intransitive verb chiefly Scottish : KNOW