English Explanatory Dictionary

beek

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To expose to a source of heat for warmth and pleasure.
  2. To season by exposure to heat, usually used of wood.
  3. To enjoy exposure to warmth; bask.
noun
  1. Clipping of beekeeper.
name
  1. A municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.

Pronunciation

En-us-beek.oga

Word forms

beek beeks beeking beeked beak beke beyk beik

Etymology

From Middle English beken (“to warm, expose to heat; keep oneself warm; season (wood) with heat”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a northern variant of Middle English *bechen, from Old English *bēċan (“to foment”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijan (“to warm”), from Proto-Germanic *bōkijaną (“to warm”), causative of Proto-Germanic *bakaną (“to bake”). Cognate with Scots beke, beik (“to warm, bask”).

Related words

bake
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