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beclepe en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English beclepen, bicleopien, from Old English beclipian, becleopian (“to accuse, summon, challenge, sue at law”), equivalent to be- + clepe.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To complain against; indict; accuse.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To call upon; address; accost.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To address as; call; name.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To summon to a higher court; appeal.
  5. (obsolete, transitive) To appeal against; object to; disapprove.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
beclepes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
beclept Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beclept Tense=Past lexicographic
becleped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
becleped Tense=Past lexicographic
becleping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic