Beken

//bɪˈkɛn// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make known; reveal. obsolete, transitive
  2. 2
    To deliver. obsolete, transitive
  3. 3
    To commit or commend to the care of. obsolete, transitive

    "Now I bikenne þe criste quod she · and his clene moder."

  4. 4
    To commit. Scotland, transitive
  5. 5
    To admit as possessor. Scotland, transitive
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  1. 6
    To acquaint; instruct. Scotland, transitive

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"Now I bikenne þe criste quod she · and his clene moder."

Etymology

From Middle English bekennen, bikennen, equivalent to be- + ken (“to perceive”). Cognate with Dutch bekennen (“to acknowledge, confess”), German bekennen (“to admit, confess”), Swedish bekänna (“to profess, confess”).

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