Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To know; recognize.
- To acknowledge; own; confess. Ayenbyte of Inwyt (1340, ed. Morris).
Wiktionary
- v. transitive To know about; have knowledge of; recognise; understand; be aware (of); be knowledgeable about.
- v. transitive To acknowledge; own; confess.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. obsolete To confess; to acknowledge.
Etymologies
- From Middle English beknowen, biknowen, from Old English becnāwan ("to know, know about"), equivalent to be- + know. Cognate with Old High German bichnāan ("to recognise, see"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“And prize fair poesy and sweet musick hear * And shun the 'say' and naught of 'said' beknow:”
“3.31.3: Take not for thine: nor yet thy self as thine beknow.”
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AnWulf (a) To know or realize (sth.), be aware of; realize
(b) to recognize (sb.); beknown: known, acquainted. Nov 24, 2011