beken
English
/bɪˈkɛn/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To make known; reveal.
- (transitive) To deliver.
- (transitive) To commit or commend to the care of.
- (transitive) To commit.
- (transitive) To admit as possessor.
- (transitive) To acquaint; instruct.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bekennen prefix from English ken (perceive, house, know).
Origin
English
ken
Gloss
perceive, house, know
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- foreken English
- ken English
- kenner English
- misken English
- outken English
- spellken English
- unken English
- Bekenntnis German
- bekennen German
- kennen German
- bekennen Dutch, Flemish
- kennen Dutch, Flemish
- bekänna Swedish
- bekännelse Swedish
- känna Swedish
- bekennen Middle English
- kennen Middle English
- bekennen Middle Dutch
- bekænna Old Swedish