Re: Middle English Verbal Prefix i-

I believe the dictionary entry refers to Shakespearen
and other Elizabethan forms of English, where the verb
"clepe" was still found. These are, technically,
Modern English.

 -Elliott

--- "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...> wrote:

> On 3/13/06, caeruleancentaur
> <caeruleancentaur@...> wrote:
> > Under the entry for "yclept," a word I've always
> loved:
> >
> > "Middle English _ycleped_, Old English
> _gecleopod_, past participle
> > of _clipian_, _cleopian_, to speak, call."  The
> derivation of _y_
> > (_i_) from _ge_ is clearly seen.  The infinitive
> form, in Modern
> > English, is "clepe."
>
> Are you saying that there is supposedly still a verb
> "to clepe" in
> Modern English?   Where, pray, is it current??
>
> --
> Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
>

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