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to yclept

to yclept

9.9
To call someone by a name in old writing to show who they are
  • verb
  • /ɪˈklɛpt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : llamado
  • The knight was yclept Sir Lancelot.

Examples

  • He was yclept the great poet of his time.

  • A poet yclept Byron wrote many famous verses in the nineteenth century.

  • The mysterious traveler, yclept John, arrived at the village at dusk.

  • In the ancient tale, a dragon yclept Smaug guarded the treasure.

  • The mysterious traveler, yclept John, arrived at the village at dusk.

  • In the ancient tale, a dragon yclept Smaug guarded the treasure.

  • The knight was yclept Sir Lancelot.

Synonyms

to call
vsto yclept
∞ 1.0

To give a name to someone or something and sometimes to say they are a certain kind

is older literary language used to introduce a person's name or title
to name
vsto yclept
∞ 1.0

To give a word people use to identify someone or something

is an archaic literary marker used to introduce a person's official title or identity
to nickname
vsto yclept
  • Informal
49 2.0

To give an informal name to a person, place, or thing that shows something about it

is formal archaic expression used to introduce a person's official name or title
also known as
vsto yclept
8 1.5

To give another name for a person or thing

is used to introduce the main name or title rather than an alternative identity
hight
vsto yclept
  • Archaic
9.9

Having a name that comes after the noun

is used to introduce a person's name or title in old literary speech

Surface Forms

yclept infinitive
yclepted past
yclepted past participle
yclepting present participle

Etymology

Yclept is made from an old small prefix y- and the verb clepe which means 'to call'. So yclept literally means 'called' or 'named', and that is why writers used it to introduce someone's name.