The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Beckon \Beck"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beckoned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Beckoning.] To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand. [1913 Webster] His distant friends, he beckons near. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] It beckons you to go away with it. --Shak. [1913 Webster]