Known; made known; acknowledged or revealed (archaic or dialectal).
From 'be-' (Old English prefix) plus 'known' (past participle of 'know'). Used as an adjective to mean 'known' or as a past participle of the verb 'beknow.'
The phrase 'it is beknown' or 'beknown to all' appears in older texts as a more emphatic way of saying 'it is known'—the extra syllable gave the statement more formal weight and solemnity.
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