| 释义 |
clepe
\ˈklēp\ transitive verb
(cleped \-ēpt, -ept\ ; cleped \“\ ; or ycleped \iˈklēpt, ēˈk-, -ept\ ; or yclept \-ept\ ; clep·ing \-ēpiŋ\ ; clepes \-ēps\)
Etymology: Middle English clepen, from Old English clipian, cleopian to speak, cry out, call; akin to Old Frisian kleppa, klippa to ring, knock, Middle Low German kleperen to clatter and perhaps to Old English clæppan to clap — more at clap
archaic : to call by the name of : name, call
< they clepe us drunkards — Shakespeare >
< a loose lady yclept Julie — Will Cuppy > |