Kedde
pt. made known, S; see Kythen.

Kele
v. to cool, W, S2, H, PP.—AS. célan.

Keling
sb. a large kind of cod, MD, HD, S2 (s.v. lobbe); kelynge, MD; keeling, JD.—Cp. Icel. keila, ‘gadus.’

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. céne; OTeut. *kōnī; 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. cépan, later form of cýpan (= céapian), see Sievers, 97.

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.

Kerneled
adj. furnished with battlements, P.

Kertel
sb.; see Kirtel.

Keruen
v. to carve, MD, Prompt., S, C2; keoruen, MD, S; cærf, pt. s., MD; kærf, S; kerf, MD; karf, MD, S; carf, C2; curuen, pl., MD; coruen, pp., MD, S3, C; icoruen, S3; y-coruen, S3, C3; y-koruen, C2; i-koruen, S; kerued, S3.—AS. ceorfan, pt. cearf (pl. curfon), pp. corfen.

Kesse
v. to kiss, S, C2; see Cussen.

Keste
v. to cast, S2; see Casten.

Kete
adj. bold, lively, gay, powerful, MD, S2, PP; ket, irascible, JD.—Cp. Icel. kátr, merry, Dan. kaad.

Keuel
sb. a bit for a horse, a gag, a small piece of wood used in casting lots, MD, H, S; kevyl, Prompt.; cavel, JD; kevelles, pl., MD; caflis, MD, JD.—Icel. kefli.

Keueren
v. to recover one’s health, MD, PP; keuord, pt. s., H; see Coveren.

Keueringe
sb. recovery, S2.

Keye
sb. key; kay, MD; cays, pl., MD; keis, S; keiȝes, S2.—AS. cæg.