verb
- past tense and past participle of clepe; to call or name (someone or something).
Usage: archaic; poetic
Examples
- He was clept John by his parents.
- The knight, clept Sir Lancelot, rode forth into battle.
- In old tales, the hero was clept by many names.
- She was clept the wisest woman in the kingdom.
- The place was clept Avalon in legend.