beclepe

verb

Etymology

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

inherited from beclipian
inherited from beclepen

Definitions

To complain against
To complain against; indict; accuse.
To call upon
To call upon; address; accost.
To address as
To address as; call; name.
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1. To summon to a higher court
  To summon to a higher court; appeal.
2. To appeal against
  To appeal against; object to; disapprove.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA