Yclept

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Verb

yclept

  1. archaic past participle of clepe.
    • 1922: And there came against the place as they stood a young learning knight yclept Dixon. — James Joyce, Ulysses
    • 2001: World traveling sorcerer supreme Charles Carter, yclept Carter the Mysterious, has made a startling discovery that makes the news from Europe seem mild indeed. — Glen David Gold, Carter Beats the Devil
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