beckonv.

Brit.

/ˈbɛk(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈbɛkən/

Forms: Old English bíecn-, bécn-, bícn-, býcn-ian, béacn-an, Middle English becn(i)-en, Middle English bæcni-en, Middle English beken, biken, Middle English bekn-yn (? bekyn, beccyn), 1500s–1700s becken, 1600s becon, Middle English– beckon.

Etymology: Old English bíecnan < Germanic *bauknjan, < baukno- , in Old English béacn sign, beacon n.; cognate with Old Saxon bôknian , Old High German bouhhanjan , bouhnen . Also Old English béacnian , a later formation on the noun: compare Old Norse bâkna , and beacon v.

a. intransitive. To make a mute signal or significant gesture with the head, hand, finger, etc.; now esp. in order to bid a person approach.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > make gestures [verb (intransitive)]

beckonc950

becka1300

wevec1325

playc1330

to make a countenancea1375

signc1520

token1535

gesture1542

starkle?1544

scrawl1582

gesticulate1609

annuate1623

to make a motion1719

wink1738

motion1788

c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Luke i. 22 He wæs becnende ðæm.

c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Luke (Corpus Cambr.) i. 22 He wæs bicniende him.

c1160 Hatton G. Luke I. 22 He wæs beacniende heom.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 223 Comm he siþþennut All dumb..& toc to becnenn till þe follc.

1388 J. Wyclif Psalms xxxiv. 19 Aduersaries..haten me with out cause, and bikenen with iȝen.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 29 Beknyn, annuto.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 444/2 I becken with the heed to gyve one warnynge of a thynge.

1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xxi. 259 Then to his Son with's eye he beckoned.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 240 I beckon'd with my Hand to him, to come back.

1834 H. Martineau Demerara (new ed.) vii. 89 He was about to beckon to his companion.

†b. To act as a beacon. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > luminous signals > [verb (intransitive)] > act as beacon

beckonc1540

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy xiv. 6037 Brode firis & brem beccyn in þe ost, That yche freike in the fild his felow might know.

a. transitive (the object originally dative; see sense 1): To make a mute signal or significant gesture of head or hand to (a person), as commanding his attention or action, and esp. his approach; hence, to summon or bid approach by such a gesture.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > by sign

beckonc1440

nod1605

society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > summon > by gesture

beckonc1440

beck1486

c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Luke (Corpus Cambr.) v. 7 Hig bicnodon hyra geferan.

c1160 Hatton G. Luke v. 7 Hýo becneden heore ge-feren.]

c1440 Generydes ii. 3827 With hir kerche she bekenyd hym aside.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy vii. 3112 And ho..beckonet hym boldly..his place to Remeve.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iv. i. 129 Iago beckons me, now he begins the story.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 498. ⁋3 A lively young fellow..beckoned a coach.

1732 J. Swift Let. to Gay 4 May in Lett. Dr. Swift (1741) 167 You may beckon a black-guard boy under a gate.

1816 J. Wilson City of Plague i. iv. 138 He beckon'd me to ascend a cart.

†b. To summon by a signal of any kind. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > summon > by signal

beckonc1275

society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > make gestures [verb (transitive)] > express or accompany by gesture > without speech

beckonc1275

beck1486

pantomime1847

mimea1894

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 10947 He lette blæwen bemen and þa Scottes bæcnien [c1300 Otho bannien].

†3. intransitive. To nod; to bow. Obsolete. Cf. beck v. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > respect or show respect [verb (intransitive)] > bow, kneel, or curtsey

loutc825

abowOE

bowa1000

kneel?a1000

kneec1000

crookc1320

to bow the knee1382

inclinec1390

crouchc1394

croukc1394

coucha1500

plya1500

to make or do courtesy1508

beck1535

to make a (long, low, etc.) leg1548

curtsya1556

dopc1557

binge1562

jouk1567

beckon1578

benda1586

humblea1592

vaila1593

to scrape a leg1602

congee1606

to give the stoop1623

leg1628

scrape1645

to drop a curtsy1694

salaam1698

boba1794

dip1818

to make (also perform) a cheese1834

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 330 The flowers hang uppon tender stalkes, nodding or beckning downewardes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	beckon
释义	beckonn. Brit. /ˈbɛk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈbɛkən/ Etymology: < beckon v.: of late formation. A significant gesture of head, hand, etc., esp. one indicating assent or command. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > [noun] > a gesture sign?c1225 abearc1350 countenancea1375 becka1382 motiona1398 signaclea1450 beckona1718 motioning1843 a1718 W. Penn Tracts in Wks. (1726) I. 623 Æshilus makes a sincere Beckon to a matter, a firm Oath. 1817 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 43 237 Their beckon intimates no ambush nigh. 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. iii. 254 Strong men obedient stand, Waiting his every beckon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). beckonv. Brit. /ˈbɛk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈbɛkən/ Forms: Old English bíecn-, bécn-, bícn-, býcn-ian, béacn-an, Middle English becn(i)-en, Middle English bæcni-en, Middle English beken, biken, Middle English bekn-yn (? bekyn, beccyn), 1500s–1700s becken, 1600s becon, Middle English– beckon. Etymology: Old English bíecnan < Germanic bauknjan, < baukno-* , in Old English béacn sign, beacon n.; cognate with Old Saxon bôknian , Old High German bouhhanjan , bouhnen . Also Old English béacnian , a later formation on the noun: compare Old Norse bâkna , and beacon v. 1. a. intransitive. To make a mute signal or significant gesture with the head, hand, finger, etc.; now esp. in order to bid a person approach. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > make gestures [verb (intransitive)] beckonc950 becka1300 wevec1325 playc1330 to make a countenancea1375 signc1520 token1535 gesture1542 starkle?1544 scrawl1582 gesticulate1609 annuate1623 to make a motion1719 wink1738 motion1788 c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Luke i. 22 He wæs becnende ðæm. c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Luke (Corpus Cambr.) i. 22 He wæs bicniende him. c1160 Hatton G. Luke I. 22 He wæs beacniende heom. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 223 Comm he siþþennut All dumb..& toc to becnenn till þe follc. 1388 J. Wyclif Psalms xxxiv. 19 Aduersaries..haten me with out cause, and bikenen with iȝen. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 29 Beknyn, annuto. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 444/2 I becken with the heed to gyve one warnynge of a thynge. 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xxi. 259 Then to his Son with's eye he beckoned. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 240 I beckon'd with my Hand to him, to come back. 1834 H. Martineau Demerara (new ed.) vii. 89 He was about to beckon to his companion. †b. To act as a beacon. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > luminous signals > [verb (intransitive)] > act as beacon beckonc1540 c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy xiv. 6037 Brode firis & brem beccyn in þe ost, That yche freike in the fild his felow might know. 2. a. transitive (the object originally dative; see sense 1): To make a mute signal or significant gesture of head or hand to (a person), as commanding his attention or action, and esp. his approach; hence, to summon or bid approach by such a gesture. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > by sign beckonc1440 nod1605 society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > summon > by gesture beckonc1440 beck1486 c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Luke (Corpus Cambr.) v. 7 Hig bicnodon hyra geferan. c1160 Hatton G. Luke v. 7 Hýo becneden heore ge-feren.] c1440 Generydes ii. 3827 With hir kerche she bekenyd hym aside. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy vii. 3112 And ho..beckonet hym boldly..his place to Remeve. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iv. i. 129 Iago beckons me, now he begins the story. View more context for this quotation 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 498. ⁋3 A lively young fellow..beckoned a coach. 1732 J. Swift Let. to Gay 4 May in Lett. Dr. Swift (1741) 167 You may beckon a black-guard boy under a gate. 1816 J. Wilson City of Plague i. iv. 138 He beckon'd me to ascend a cart. †b. To summon by a signal of any kind. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > summon > by signal beckonc1275 society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > make gestures [verb (transitive)] > express or accompany by gesture > without speech beckonc1275 beck1486 pantomime1847 mimea1894 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 10947 He lette blæwen bemen and þa Scottes bæcnien [c1300 Otho bannien]. †3. intransitive. To nod; to bow. Obsolete. Cf. beck v. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > respect or show respect [verb (intransitive)] > bow, kneel, or curtsey loutc825 abowOE bowa1000 kneel?a1000 kneec1000 crookc1320 to bow the knee1382 inclinec1390 crouchc1394 croukc1394 coucha1500 plya1500 to make or do courtesy1508 beck1535 to make a (long, low, etc.) leg1548 curtsya1556 dopc1557 binge1562 jouk1567 beckon1578 benda1586 humblea1592 vaila1593 to scrape a leg1602 congee1606 to give the stoop1623 leg1628 scrape1645 to drop a curtsy1694 salaam1698 boba1794 dip1818 to make (also perform) a cheese1834 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 330 The flowers hang uppon tender stalkes, nodding or beckning downewardes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1718v.c950
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