[ken] vb kenned ; ken.ning [ME kennen, fr. OE cennan to make known & ON kenna to perceive; both akin to OE can know--more at can] vt (13c) 1 archaic: see
2. chiefly dial: recognize 3 chiefly Scot: know ~ vi, chiefly Scot: know
[2]ken n (1590) 1 a: the range of vision b: sight, view "'tis double death to drown in ~ of shore --Shak."
2: the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge "abstract words that are beyond the ~ of young children --Lois M. Rettie"