verb
- past tense and past participle of 'clepe'; to call or name (archaic or dialectal).
Usage: archaic; dialectal; chiefly Middle English and Early Modern English
Examples
- In old texts, a knight cleped Sir Gawain appears frequently.
- The maiden was cleped Eleanor by her parents.
- A place cleped Avalon was said to be magical.
- He was cleped the Wise by all who knew him.