bekenen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- beckenen, bekenyn, beknen, beknyn, becnen
- bæcnien, becnien, beknien (Early Middle English)
- beccyn, bekyn, bekken, bikken (reanalysed)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English bēacnian and bīecnan. Equivalent to beken + -en (infinitival suffix). In some forms, the -n- of the stem has been reanalysed as a infinitival suffix.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bekenen
- To indicate soundlessly, especially using one's hands.
- To beckon; to indicate to come forwards.
- (rare) To indicate a specific object; to select.
- (rare) To blaze or flame.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of bekenen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “bekenen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-25.
- “bekken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2021-02-09.