Becall vs Begall - What's the difference?
becall | begall |
To accuse.
*1878 , (Thomas Hardy), (The Return of the Native)
*:You must not becall me for laughing when you spoke; you mistook when you thought I laughed at you as a foolish man.
*2009 , Henry Fielding, Joseph Andrews and Shamela - Page 203 :
(obsolete) To call upon; call forth; challenge.
(obsolete) To call; summon.
To call names; miscall.
In lang=en terms the difference between becall and begall
is that becall is to call names; miscall while begall is to gall.As verbs the difference between becall and begall
is that becall is to accuse while begall is to gall.becall
English
Verb
(en verb)- I no sooner see him, but I scream out to Mrs. Jervis, she feigns likewise but just to come to herself; we both begin, she to becall , and I to bescratch very liberally.