But the emperour of Cathay clepethhim not Cham, but Can: and I schalle telle zou how.
And for this Cham, this emperour clepeth him Cham and sovereyn of all the world.
And therfore thise flyes that men clepeth bees, whan they maken hir king, they chesen oon that hath no prikke wherwith he may stinge.
Lat us now examine the thridde point that Tullius clepeth "consequent.
Thanne seyde Gamelyn · the child that was ying, 105 'Cristes curs mot he have · that clepeth me gadeling!
And therfore clepeth Cassidore poverte "the moder of ruine," / that is to seyn, the moder of overthrowinge or fallinge doun.
The sterre which stant next the laste, Nature on him this name caste And clepeth him Botercadent; Which of his kinde obedient 1420 Is to Mercurie and to Venus.
The first deeth he clepeth heer the departinge of the body and the sowle; and the seconde deeth he clepeth, as heer, the stintinge of the renoun of fame.
Unworshipful setes he clepeth here, for that Nero, that was so wikked, yaf tho dignitees.
This god of slepe, with his oon ye Cast up, axed, 'who clepeth there?
And for this Cham, this emperor clepethhim Cham, and sovereign of all the world.
And so he clepeth him in his letters, right thus: CHAN!
And now is there none of the caliphs, nor nought have been since the time of the Soldan Saladin; for from that time hither the soldan clepeth himself caliph, and so have the caliphs lost their name.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "clepeth" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
