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Webster 1828 Edition


Beken

BE'HEN

, BEN, OR BEK'EN,
Noun.
A plant. The white behen is a species of Cucubalus, called Swedish Lychnis, or gum sepungar. The empalement of its flower resembles net-work, and its leaves have somewhat of the flavor of pease.
The behen of the shops, or white behen, is spatling poppy. Red behen is sea lavender.

Definition 2024


beken

beken

See also: békén

English

Verb

beken (third-person singular simple present bekens, present participle bekenning, simple past and past participle bekenned or bekent)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To make known; reveal.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To deliver.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To commit or commend to the care of.
    • c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, II:
      Now I bikenne þe criste quod she · and his clene moder.
  4. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To commit.
  5. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To admit as possessor.
  6. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To acquaint; instruct.

Dutch

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːkə(n)/

Noun

beken

  1. Plural form of beek

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈkɛn/

Verb

beken

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bekennen
  2. imperative of bekennen

Hungarian

Etymology

be- + ken

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛkɛn]
  • Hyphenation: be‧ken

Verb

beken

  1. (transitive) to anoint, spread, smear (to distribute in an even layer), to apply/put on (a soft substance, cream, oil, paint, etc.)
    bekeni az arcát krémmel ― to apply cream on one's face

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • bekenés