transitive verb
beck
Noun (2)
Verb
Middle English bekken, shortened from bekenen "to give a mute signal," with the n perhaps being taken as the infinitive ending — more at beckon
Noun (1)
Middle English becke, bekke "mute signal, signal of command, bow," noun derivative of bekken "to give a mute signal" — more at beck entry 1
Middle English bek, from Old Norse bekkr; akin to Old English bæc brook, Old High German bah, Lithuanian bėgti to flee — more at phobia
13th century, in the meaning defined above
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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