Ken

Chamber's Twientieth Century Dictionary · 1908 · p. 57

ken, v.t. to know: ( arch. ) to see and recognise at a distance.— n. range of knowledge or sight.— n. Ken′ning ( Bacon ), range of vision: ( Scot. ) a small portion.— adj. Ken′speckle ( Scot. ), conspicuous—also Ken′speck . [Ice. kenna , orig. to cause to know. Cf. can and know .]