Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make known.
- To deliver.
- To commit or commend to the care of.
- noun Same as
behen .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To make
known ;reveal . - verb transitive To
deliver . - verb transitive To
commit orcommend to the care of. - verb transitive To
commit . - verb transitive To
admit aspossessor . - verb transitive To
acquaint ;instruct .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Not much farther away was the Rohamnu, where she herself had caused beken to be quarried, with which she had built many things.
Lilith’s Dream: A Tale of the Vampire Life Whitley Strieber 2002
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Not much farther away was the Rohamnu, where she herself had caused beken to be quarried, with which she had built many things.
Lilith’s Dream: A Tale of the Vampire Life Whitley Strieber 2002
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I beken [15] the Christ, that on the crossë died; '
Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Complete George Gilfillan 1845
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I beken [15] the Christ, that on the crossë died; '
Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 1 George Gilfillan 1845
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Maar wat het woord pony nu echt betekent is niet algemeen beken …
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