Main Entry: ¹ken

Pronunciation: \ˈken\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): 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 : knowintransitive verb chiefly Scottish : know