beken

verb
/bɪˈkɛn/

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”).

  1. inherited from bekennen

Definitions

  1. To make known

    To make known; reveal.

  2. To deliver.

  3. To commit or commend to the care of.

    • Now I bikenne þe criste quod she · and his clene moder.
  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. To commit.

    2. To admit as possessor.

    3. To acquaint

      To acquaint; instruct.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for beken. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA