/beek/ , Scot. and North Eng.
v.t. , v.i.
1. to bask or warm in the sunshine or before a fireplace, stove, or bonfire.
2. (of wood) to season by exposure to heat.
n.
3. Obs. the act of basking or warming by a fire.
[ 1200-50; ME beken, akin to BAKE (perh. bokjan ) ]