beek.
To expose to a source of heat for warmth and pleasure.
Meaning & usage
To expose to a source of heat for warmth and pleasure.
To season by exposure to heat, usually used of wood.
To enjoy exposure to warmth; bask.
Where this word comes from
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”).
Clipping of beekeeper.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of beekeeper.
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