Clepe

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clepe \Clepe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cleped}or; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Cleping}. Cf. {Ycleped}.] [AS. clepan, cleopian, clipian,
     clypian, to cry, call.]
     To call, or name. [Obs.]
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           That other son was cleped Cambalo.       --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clepe \Clepe\, v. i.
     To make appeal; to cry out. [Obs.]
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           Wandering in woe, and to the heavens on high
           Cleping for vengeance of this treachery. --Mir. for
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