ken
noun
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception.
kenned
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past participleof ken.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof ken.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
kennounknowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception.
Example Sentences
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"You seem to be kenned here," I observed when my breath had caught up with me.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
Ay, I kenned ye wad wonder at it.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 by Various
Ye kenned na whether he laughed or frowned, or promised or threatened.
From Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. by William Davy Watson
She, good soul, when the first surprise was over, said "she hardly kenned her bairn in sic a fine gentleman."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 by Various
He was nae handsome man, he kenned that weel.
From The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona by Cora Marsland
