Beckoned

/ˈbekənd/ verb

Signaled or gestured to someone to come closer or to follow, often by waving or nodding.

From Old English 'becnan' (to signal), related to 'beacon' (a guiding light); the word has maintained its meaning of summoning for over a thousand years.

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