clept
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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And in the tombe of Seynt John is noughte but manna, that is clept Aungeles mete.
From Curious Myths of the Middle Ages by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould
And in that church is a well, in manner of a cistern, that is clept Probatica Piscina, that hath five entries.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Sir John Mandeville
And of the Monks that gave their relief to baboons, apes, and marmosets, and to other beasts From that isle, in going by sea toward the south, is another great isle that is clept Dondun.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Sir John Mandeville
After that isle men go by the sea ocean, by many isles, unto an isle that is clept Nacumera, that is a great isle and good and fair.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Sir John Mandeville
After this isle men go by sea to another isle that is clept Calonak.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Sir John Mandeville
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