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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ken \Ken\, n. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kenned}; 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.]
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.
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