† bekenningn.
Obsolete.
Knowledge, acquaintance.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > [noun]
i-witnessc888
knowledging?c1225
wittinga1300
beknowing1340
sciencec1350
bekenningc1380
knowinga1398
knowledgea1398
meaninga1398
cunningshipa1400
feela1400
understanda1400
cognizancec1400
kenningc1400
witc1400
recognizancec1436
cognition1447
recognitionc1450
cognoscencec1540
conscience1570
comprehension1597
comprehense1604
cognizant1634
sciency1642
scibility1677
c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. II. 79 Þei tellen more bi þer owne bekenyng..þan þei don bi Goddis heestis.
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