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What is "beknow"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Beknow

Beknow \Be*know"\, v. t. To confess; to acknowledge. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
beknow

c.1300, "to become acquainted with; to be aware or conscious of," from be- + know. Related: Beknown; beknowing.

Wiktionary
beknow

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To know about; have knowledge of; recognise; understand; be aware (of); be knowledgeable about. 2 (context transitive English) To acknowledge; own; confess.

Usage examples of "beknow".

I made that hath oft been our solace, and moreover it beginneth and endeth with jolly chorus well beknown to all.

Thou art confessed so clene, beknowen of thy mysses, And hat3 the penaunce apert of the poynt of myn egge, I halde the polysed of that ply3t, and pured as clene As thou hade3 neuer forfeted sythen thou watz fyrst borne.