forthclepen
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English forþclypian (“to call forth; summon, invite, summon, invoke, implore”).
Verb[edit]
forthclepen
- to call forth, summon, invite
- As an egle forthclepynge his bryddis to flee. — Wycliffe Bible, Deut. 32:11, 1425
- (As an eagle summons its birdies to fly.)
- As an egle forthclepynge his bryddis to flee. — Wycliffe Bible, Deut. 32:11, 1425
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of forthclepen (weak in -te/-ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- English: forthclepe