beclepe

B3E1C3L1E1P3E1

verb

To complain against; indict; accuse.

OriginMiddle English beclepen ← Old English beclipian →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person beclepes · participle present becleping · participle past beclept · past beclept · participle past becleped · past becleped

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

Origin

  1. Old Englishbeclipian
  2. Middle Englishbeclepen
  3. Englishbeclepe

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

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APA

beclepe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beclepe

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“beclepe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beclepe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beclepe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beclepe.

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