clept
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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And that other is clept Euphrates, that runneth also by Media and Armenia and by Persia.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir
And his eldest son was clept Tossue; and when he shall be emperor, he shall be clept Tossue-Chan.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir
And beyond these isles there is another isle that is clept Pytan.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir
And in winter he dwelleth in a city that is clept Camaaleche, and that is an hot country.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir
And when I was there, their emperor had to name Thiaut, so that he was clept Thiaut-Chan.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir
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