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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsEven as a middle-aged native American English speaker who reads a lot, I still
encounter words that I have never seen before (as far as I can remember).
Today's word, encountered in a detective novel from the 1930s, is "yclept" meaning "called" or "named"
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/yclept
Be honest, how many of you are saying "what, you've never seen that before?"
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MLAA
(18,677 posts)Great scrabble word!
ailsagirl
(23,870 posts)"While most forms of the verb clepe are obsolete, yclept is still occasionally used as an adjective or verb for humorous or archaic effect; as in the set phrase aptly yclept."
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yclept
dweller
(25,252 posts)But honestly Ive seen it before , just didnt remember when or why .
I might have read it and forgotten it quickly
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Ilikepurple
(148 posts)Im guessing it continues to exist for those of us who like seeing words we have never seen before.
Ocelot II
(121,502 posts)LearnedHand
(4,225 posts)UTUSN
(72,720 posts)Searching synonyms for the word I'm blanking on.
EverHopeful
(385 posts)is the press and hold feature which brings up a dictionary definition and often a Wikipedia entry for a word.
As a lifelong reader who, as a kid, would take my book outside and hide so I could keep reading when my Mom said I had to go out and play instead of staying in and reading all day, I'm still thrilled when I encounter new-to-me words.
Thanks for yclept. Never encountered that before.
Figarosmom
(3,306 posts)malthaussen
(17,789 posts)Not surprised you never ran across it before, if your tastes don't run in that direction.
-- Mal
Different Drummer
(8,784 posts)I had never heard the word until today. Thanks for your post, RockRaven!
Harker
(15,208 posts)ProfessorGAC
(70,625 posts)Made me interested enough to look up the etymology.
Interesting.
It's a great Scrabble word!
electric_blue68
(18,724 posts)![](/emoticons/chuckle.gif)
Couldn't resist.
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I don't think I've ever seen it.