KENS

Noun

kens

plural of ken

Verb

kens

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ken

Anagrams

• neks, sken, snek

Source: Wiktionary


KEN

Ken, n. Etym: [Perh. from kennel.]

Definition: A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang, Eng.]

Ken, n. t. [imp. & p. p. Kenned; p. pr. & vb. n. Kenning.] Etym: [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. sq. root45. 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.

Ken, v. i.

Definition: To look around. [Obs.] Burton.

Ken, n.

Definition: Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge. "Beyond his ken." Longfellow. Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension. South. It was relief to quit the ken And the inquiring looks of men. Trench.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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