yclept

or y·cleped

[ ee-klept ]

/ iˈklɛpt /

verb

a past participle of clepe.

Origin of yclept

First recorded before 1000; Middle English ycleped, Old English geclypod, past participle of clypian, cleopian “to name, call”; see clepe

Words nearby yclept

YC, Y cartilage, Y chromosome, Y.C.L., yclad, yclept, Y connection, yd., yds., ye, yea

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Example sentences from the Web for yclept

The superstitious declared the gorge was haunted by a frightful, hirsute demon, yclept Hobthurst.
The Lancashire Witches|William Harrison Ainsworth
Perhaps another Max—yclept Nordan—can give some explanation for this distinctly morbid dislike.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, October 12, 1895|Various
On one of these our cow gun, yclept "Wearie Willie," was hauled; it took fifty-six oxen to get him up there.
A Yeoman's Letters|P. T. Ross
And dared the vengeance of the Russ, whose sway is yclept divine?
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various

At the foot of this rock there is a deep, narrow, crooked cleft, yclept the 'Needle's Eye.'
Nooks and Corners of Shropshire|H. Thornhill Timmins

British Dictionary definitions for yclept

yclept

/ (ɪˈklɛpt) obsolete /

verb

a past participle of clepe

adjective

having the name of; called

Word Origin for yclept

Old English gecleopod, past participle of cleopian to call

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单词	yclept
释义	yclept or y·cleped [ ee-klept ] / iˈklɛpt / verb a past participle of clepe. Origin of yclept First recorded before 1000; Middle English ycleped, Old English geclypod, past participle of clypian, cleopian “to name, call”; see clepe Words nearby yclept YC, Y cartilage, Y chromosome, Y.C.L., yclad, yclept, Y connection, yd., yds., ye, yea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for yclept The superstitious declared the gorge was haunted by a frightful, hirsute demon, yclept Hobthurst. The Lancashire Witches\|William Harrison Ainsworth Perhaps another Max—yclept Nordan—can give some explanation for this distinctly morbid dislike. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, October 12, 1895\|Various On one of these our cow gun, yclept "Wearie Willie," was hauled; it took fifty-six oxen to get him up there. A Yeoman's Letters\|P. T. Ross And dared the vengeance of the Russ, whose sway is yclept divine? The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction\|Various At the foot of this rock there is a deep, narrow, crooked cleft, yclept the 'Needle's Eye.' Nooks and Corners of Shropshire\|H. Thornhill Timmins British Dictionary definitions for yclept yclept / (ɪˈklɛpt) obsolete / verb a past participle of clepe adjective having the name of; called Word Origin for yclept Old English gecleopod, past participle of cleopian to call Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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