v.
Pronunciation: ' klep
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: cleped \ ' klept \ ; yclept \ i- ' klept \ also cleped or ycleped \ i- ' klept \ ; clep · ing \ ' kle-pi ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clipian to speak, call; akin to Old Frisian kleppa to ring
Date: before 12th century
archaic : NAME , CALL