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