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clepeth

clepeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clepe.

Meaning of clepe

Verb

clepe (third-person singular simple present clepes, present participle cleping, simple past cleped or clept, past participle cleped or clept or ycleped or yclept)

  1. (archaic, dialectal, intransitive) To give a call; cry out; appeal.
  2. (archaic, dialectal, transitive) To call; call upon; cry out to.
  3. (archaic, dialectal, transitive) To call to oneself; invite; summon.
  4. (archaic, dialectal, transitive) To call; call by the name of; name.
    • She clepes him king of graues, & graue for kings, / Imperious ſupreme of all mortall things.1593, [William Shakespeare], Venus and Adonis, London: […] Richard Field, […], →OCLC, lines [995–996]
    Synonyms:
    designate
  5. (dialectal, intransitive, often) To tell lies about; inform against (someone).
    • You tried to mentor someone, teach them the basics of the trade, and they ran off to clype on you.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 173
    Synonyms:
    grass
  6. (dialectal, intransitive) To be loquacious; tattle; gossip.
    Synonyms:
    blab

See all 8 meanings of clepe

Origin of clepeth

From clepe + -eth.

Questions about clepeth

What is clepeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Clepeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clepe.

Words near clepeth in the dictionary

  1. clep
  2. clepe
  3. cleped
  4. clepes
  5. clepest
  6. clepeth
  7. clepht
  8. clephts
  9. cleping
  10. clepsammia
  11. clepsydra

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