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Been vs Beken - What's the difference?

been | beken |

As verbs the difference between been and beken

is that been is past participle of lang=en while beken is to make known; reveal.

As a noun been

is plural of lang=en.

been

English

(wikipedia been)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* (obsolete) ybe (see y-).

Verb

(head)
  • (obsolete) were
    • Assembled been a senate grave and stout. — Fairfax.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) been, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (head)

    • See also

    * for forms of be

    Statistics

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    Anagrams

    *

    References

    Vaux, Bert and Scott Golder. 2003. The Harvard Dialect Survey: been. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Linguistics Department. English auxiliary verb forms English irregular past participles English terms with homophones ----

    beken

    English

    Verb

  • (transitive, dialectal, or, obsolete) To make known; reveal.
  • (transitive, dialectal, or, obsolete) To deliver.
  • (transitive, dialectal, or, obsolete) To commit or commend to the care of.
  • (transitive, chiefly, Scotland) To commit.
  • (transitive, chiefly, Scotland) To admit as possessor.
  • (transitive, chiefly, Scotland) To acquaint; instruct.
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