Kemben, v. to comb, S, C2, PP; kemyn, Prompt.; kempt, pp., MD.—­AS. cemban.  See Combe.

Kemelyn, sb. tub, CM.

Kempe, sb. warrior, S, MD, Cath.—­AS. cempa, Icel. kempa:  OHG. chemphio, also kempho (Tatian); Late Lat. campio, from Lat. campus.  See Camp.

Kempe, adj. shaggy, rough, C, CM; campe, C (p. 155), EETS (1).

Kempster, sb. f. flax-comber, Palsg.; kemster, Voc.  See Kemben.

Ken, sb. pl. cows, S2; see Cow.

Kende, adj. natural, kind, S2; see Kynde.

Kende, sb. race, kind, S2; see Kynde.

Kendeliche, adv. naturally, S2; see Kyndely.

Kendlen, v.; see Kindlen.

Kene, adj. bold, keen, sharp, Prompt., S, C2; keyn, MD; kenre, comp., MD; kennest, superl., MD.—­AS. cA(C)ne; OTeut. *_ko*ni*_; cp.  OHG. kuani (Otfrid), chuoni.

Kenne, sb. dat. kin, S, S2; see Kyn.

Kennen, v. to beget, engender, to bring forth, to be born, MD, PP; y-kend, pp., S2; kenned, MD.—­AS. cennan, to beget, conceive, bring forth; OS. kennian, to beget, causal from OTeut. root KAN, to generate, see Kluge (s. v. kina).

Kennen, v. to show, declare, teach, S2, PP, SkD (s. v. ken), Prompt., H; kende, pt. s., S2.—­AS. cennan, to make to know:  Goth. kannjan = *kannian, causal of OTeut.  KANN, base of KONNAN, to know.

Kennen, v. to know, SkD. (s. v. ken); ken, S3, JD; kend, pt. pl., S3; kend, pp., S3.—­Icel. kenna, to know.  See above.

Keoruen, v. to carve, S; see Keruen.

Kepe, sb. heed, S2, S3, C2; kep, S3.

Kepen, v. to keep, mark, observe, regard, S, S2, S3, C2; keped, pt. s., S2; kipte, S2.—­AS. cA(C)pan, later form of cA1/2pan (= cA(C)apian), see Sievers, 97.

Kepen.  AS. cA(C)pan, to keep, should be kept quite distinct from AS. cA1/2pan, to sell.  AS. cA1/2pan is the phonetic representative of OTeut. kaupjan, whereas cA(C)pan, to keep, represents an OTeut. ko*pjan_.  Cp.  E. _keen_, the representative of AS. _cA(C)ne_, OTeut. _*ko*ni_ (G. _kA1/4hn_).  See Kluge’s note in P. & B. BeitrAge, viii. 538. [Addition]

Keppen, sb. pl. caps, S; see Cappe.

Kernel, sb. a loophole in a fortress, a battlement, PP; crenelle, HD; kyrnellis, pl., S3; kirnelis, PP.—­OF. crenel, from cren (cran), a notch; Lat. crena.