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beclepe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-clepe
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To complain against; indict; accuse.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To call upon; address; accost.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To address as; call; name.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To summon to a higher court; appeal.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To appeal against; object to; disapprove.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

beclepes (present, singular) becleping (participle, present) beclept (participle, past) beclept (past) becleped (participle, past) becleped (past)

Questions

What does beclepe mean?
To complain against; indict; accuse.
Where does beclepe come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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