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 or commend to the care of.
  • verb transitive To commit.
  • verb transitive To admit as possessor.
  • verb transitive To acquaint; instruct.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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").

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