Re: Middle English Verbal Prefix i-
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, March 13, 2006, 14:24 |
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On 3/13/06, caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...> wrote:
> Under the entry for "yclept," a word I've always loved:
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> "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??
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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
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