Clepe

Quick meaning: Clepe is a verb meaning (intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To give a call; cry out; appeal.

Meaning

(intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To give a call; cry out; appeal.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, archaic or dialectal) To call; call upon; cry out to.
2. (transitive, archaic or dialectal) To call to oneself; invite; summon.
3. (transitive, archaic or dialectal) To call; call by the name of; name.
4. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal, often with 'on') To tell lies about; inform against (someone).
5. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To be loquacious; tattle; gossip.
6. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To report; relate; tell.
7. (now chiefly dialectal) A cry; an appeal; a call.

Example Sentences

She clepes him king of graues, & graue for kings, / Imperious ſupreme of all mortall things.

You tried to mentor someone, teach them the basics of the trade, and they ran off to clype on you.

See Borneo's sea-girt shore where ever flow / the perfumed liquor's thick and curded gouts, / the tears of forest-trees men "Camphor" clepe, / wherefore that Island crop of Fame shall reap.

So bold was I to show my voice that night / With clepes, and cries, to fill the street throughout / With Creuse’ name in sorrow, with vain tears ; / And often-sithes the same for to repeat.

Word Forms

• clepes
• cleping
• cleped
• clept
• cleep
• clep

Synonyms for clepe

Depending on context, synonyms include designate, dub, name, grass, blab, chatter.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include clep, cleek, cleck, craw, clem, clew.

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