clepe

  1. Verb.  (intransitive, archaic) To give a call; cry out; appeal.
  2. Verb.  (transitive, archaic) To call; call upon; cry out to.
  3. Verb.  (transitive, archaic) To call to one's self; invite; summon.
  4. Verb.  (transitive, archaic) To call; call by the name of; name.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive, now) (context, often with ''on'') To tell lies about; inform against (someone).
  6. Verb.  (intransitive, now) To be loquacious; tattle; gossip.
  7. Verb.  (transitive, now) To report; relate; tell.
  8. Noun.  (context, Now) A cry; an appeal; a call.

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