01 v. t. To call, or name.
imp. & p. p.
Cleped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Cleping
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To call, or name.[Obs.]“That other son was cleped Cambalo.” — Chaucer.
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2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Clepe
· IPA /kliːp/
02 v. i. To make appeal; to cry out.
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To make appeal; to cry out.[Obs.]“Wandering in woe, and to the heavens on high Cleping for vengeance of this treachery.” — Mir. for Mag.