I. ˈken verb
( 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
II. noun
Date: 1590
1.
a. : the range of vision
b. : sight , view
'tis double death to drown in ken of shore — Shakespeare
2. : the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
abstract words that are beyond the ken of young children — Lois M. Rettie