beclepe

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

beclepe (third-person singular simple present beclepes, present participle becleping, simple past and past participle beclept or becleped)

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