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Meaning of beken | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

bɪˈkɛn

Definitions

To make known; reveal.
obsolete, transitive
To deliver.
obsolete, transitive
To commit or commend to the care of.
obsolete, transitive
To commit.
Scotland, transitive
To admit as possessor.
Scotland, transitive
To acquaint; instruct.
Scotland, transitive

Examples

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

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

bekenned bekenning bekens bekiss bekiss'd bekissed

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