† clepingn.
Obsolete.
1. The action of clepe v.; a call, cry.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [noun]
clepingc975
rouna1225
grede13..
voicec1375
cryc1380
outcrya1382
clepea1400
interjectionc1430
scrightc1440
yoa1475
braya1500
shout?a1513
roupingc1550
acclamation1562
outcry1587
whewing?1590
cry-out1814
redound1825
oh-ing1843
shriekc1853
ejaculation1863
blurt1864
spasmodics1865
yo-yoing1874
ejaculatory1883
yip-yipping1910
yip1911
yipping1951
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > [noun] > call
clepingc975
callinga1300
calla1400
clamation1502
claim1596
inclamation1613
loud-hailing1943
c975 Rushw. Gosp. Matt. xxv. 6 Æt middere niht þa cleopung geworden wæs.
c1430 Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 2737 He cam at the first cleping.
1567 G. Turberville Epitaphes, Epigrams f. 63v Hir cleapings and hir cries.
2. That which one is called; name, designation.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun]
nameeOE
wordeOE
clepinga1300
namingc1300
neveningc1300
titlec1390
notea1393
stylec1400
calling?a1425
nomination?a1425
vocable1440
appellation1447
denomination?a1475
vocation1477
preface1582
prenomination1599
nomenclature1610
expressiona1631
denotation1631
appellative1632
compellation1637
denominate1638
nomenclation1638
nominance1642
titularity1643
entitlement1823
compellative1830
cognomen1852
tally1929
denotative1944
anthroponym1952
a1300 Cursor Mundi 24987 Godd o luue has his cleping.
c1430 Syr Gener. (Roxb.) 3168 Men called him Belvynes the stoute..Nou hath he chaunged that cleping.
3. Calling, vocation.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession > vocation
clepingc1384
vocationa1492
call1536
calling1704
mission1819
c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Eph. iv. 1 That ȝe walke worthily in the clepinge, in which ȝe ben clepid.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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