† beˈclepe, v. Obs.
For forms see clepe v.
[OE. becleop-, -cliep-, -clepian, f. be- 4 + cleopian, clypian to call, cry, clepe.]
1. trans. To complain against; to indict, accuse.
| c 1030 Cnut's Sec. Laws §28 I. 392 (Bosw.) ælcere spæce, ðe he ǽr beclyped wæs. c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 173 Here owen sinnes hem biclepieð. c 1300 Beket 365 That of man⁓slaȝt was Bi-cliped. |
2. To call upon, address, accost; with compl. to address as, call, name.
| c 1220 Hali Meid. 33 Ȝif þu ert feir & wið glad chere bi⁓clepest alle feire. a 1300 Cursor M. 15323 Me yur maister yee bi-clepe, And yur lauerd yee call. |
3. To summon to a higher court; absol. to appeal.
| 1297 R. Glouc. 473 Bote the erche bissope's court to riȝte him wolde bringe, That he solde fram him bi clupe biuore the Kinge. c 1300 Beket 1016 You bischops ich biclipie: to the Court of Rome also. |
b. To appeal against, object to, disapprove.
| c 1320 Cast. Love 498 We be-clepeþ þe dom for-þi. |