Ken /(kĕn)/

Ken

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

Ken

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Kenned; p. pr. & vb. n. Kenning

  1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or Scot.]
  2. To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.]
    'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait.

Ken

v. i.
  1. To look around. [Obs.]

Ken

n.
  1. Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.
    Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension.
    It was relief to quit the ken And the inquiring looks of men.