yclept

Also used as

yclept is also the past participle of clepe.

Examples of yclept in a sentence

• There is a composition, the ground-work of which I have understood to be the sweet wood ’yclept sassafras.1823, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], “The Praise of Chimney-Sweepers”, in Elia. Essays which have Appeared under that Signature in The...
• The shortest path from the Hollow to the Rectory wound near a certain mansion,[…]—the old and tenantless dwelling yclept Fieldhead.1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “Fieldhead”, in Shirley. A Tale. […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC...
• And there came against the place as they stood a young learning knight yclept Dixon.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 14: Oxen of the Sun]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey]...
• And so it happened, calculably, that Hilary Anthony Gale, so titled by fond and hopeful parents, was now universally yclept ‘Windy’.1960, J. E. Macdonnell, Don't Gimme the Ships, Melbourne: Horwitz Publications, page 7:

Synonyms of yclept

• hight

Forms of yclept

Origin of yclept

PIE word *ḱóm From Middle English yclept, ycleped, iclept [and other forms] (i-, y- (prefix forming past participles) + clepen (“to say, speak, utter; to call, shout; to name; to address; to appeal to, beg, pray; to ask, request; to appear; to send for, summon; to convene; to call forth, induce; to lay claim”) + -ed, -t (suffix forming past participles of weak verbs)), from Old English ġeclypod, ġeclipod (ġe- (suffix forming past participles or participle adjectives) + clypian, clipian (“to call out, cry; to appeal”) (West Saxon) [and other forms] + -od (suffix forming past participles)). Clipian is derived from Proto-Germanic *klipjaną, *klapjaną (“to be noisy; to chatter”), probably related to *klappōną (“to clap, pound, or strike (especially two things against each other); to make loud noises, especially breathing or pulsating; to chatter”), and ultimately onomatopoeic. Doublet of clap.

Words that rhyme with yclept

• accept
• intercept
• except
• inept
• sept
• adept
• bewept
• clept
• crept
• discept
• kept
• leapt

Questions about yclept

What does yclept mean?

Yclept means called (by a certain name), named.

How do you use yclept in a sentence?

There is a composition, the ground-work of which I have understood to be the sweet wood ’yclept sassafras.

What part of speech is yclept?

Yclept is an adjective.

How do you pronounce yclept?

Yclept is pronounced /ɪˈklɛpt/ (UK).