beck

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛk

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse bekkr (“‘a stream or brook’”). Cognate with German Bach.

[edit] Noun

beck (plural becks)

1. (Northern England) A stream or small river.

[edit] Synonyms

• brook
• burn
• creek
• stream

[edit] Etymology 2

A shortened form of beckon < Old English bēcnan, from Proto-Germanic *baukna (“‘beacon’”).

[edit] Noun

beck (plural becks)

1. A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, especially as a call or command.

   To be at the beck and call of someone.