beknow

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beknow

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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”).

verb beknows · beknowing · beknew · beknown

transitive To know about; have knowledge of; recognise; understand; be aware (of); be knowledgeable about. At length Alkimedon, his friend and comrade, right beknew it; [...]
transitive To acknowledge; own; confess. For vnto the no nombre can be layd for to preſcrybe remiſſions off offence In hertes retornd, as thow thy ſellff haſt ſayd. And I, beknow my Fawt my neclegence [...]

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@misc{beknow_2026,
  title = {beknow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beknow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}