Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CALL, v.i.

1. To utter a loud sound, or to address by name; to utter the name; sometimes with to. The angel of God called to Hagar. – Gen. xxi.
2. To stop, without intention of staying; to make a short stop; as, to call at the inn. This use Johnson supposes to have originated in the custom of denoting one's presence at the door by a call. It is common, in this phrase, to use at; as, to call at the inn; or on, as, to call on a friend. This application seems to be equivalent to speak, D. kallen. Let us speak at this place. To call on, to make a short visit to; also, to solicit payment, or make a demand of a debt. In a theological sense, to pray to or worship; as, to call on the name of the Lord. – Gen. iv. To repeat solemnly. – Dryden. To call out, to utter a loud voice; to bawl; a popular use of the phrase.