What does "ycleped" mean?

Alternative spelling of yclept.

What is a synonym for "ycleped"?

Common synonyms include: hight, named, styled, titled.

Ycleped

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Alternative spelling of yclept. alt-of, alternative
"There is a tall long-sided Dame, / (But wondrous light) ycleped Fame, / That like a thin Camelion Bourds / He[r] self on Air, and eats her words: […]"

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hight named styled titled

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"There is a tall long-sided Dame, / (But wondrous light) ycleped Fame, / That like a thin Camelion Bourds / He[r] self on Air, and eats her words: […]"

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