Word of the Day – Yclept

Yclept (adj) (archaic)

i-klept

By the name of

What a wonderful archaic word, and what a formal way of an introduction. I’d add yclept to the words I think should be brought back into use!

From old English gecleopod, past participle of cleopian ‘call’, of Germanic origin.

Example sentences

“A lady yclept Jane.”

“She was the Dutchess, yclept Katherine.”