Etymology

beclap

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Today it means: To grasp, insnare, ensnare, catch, to trap suddenly, to grab suddenly. Full definition →

Middle English biclappen
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beclap · verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited frombiclappen“to grasp, insnare, catch, to trap suddenly, to grab suddenly”
  2. English todaybeclap

From Middle English biclappen (“to grasp, insnare, catch, to trap suddenly, to grab suddenly”). By surface analysis, be- + clap.

beclap · verb2

From be- + clap.

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