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3 definitions found 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kenning \Ken"ning\, n. [See {Ken}, v. t.] 1. Range of sight. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about twenty miles. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: kenning n : conventional metaphoric name for something used esp. in Old English and Old Norse poetry
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