"clep" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cleps [present, singular, third-person], clepping [participle, present], clept [participle, past], clept [past]
Etymology: From Middle English clepen, from Old English cleopian, clipian. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|clepen}} Middle English clepen, {{inh|en|ang|clipian|cleopian}} Old English cleopian Head templates: {{en-verb|+|+|~t}} clep (third-person singular simple present cleps, present participle clepping, simple past and past participle clept)
  1. Alternative form of clepe. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: clepe
    Sense id: en-clep-en-verb-tmV71DRV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: cleps [present, singular, third-person], clepping [participle, present], clepped [participle, past], clepped [past]
Etymology: From Middle English cleppen, from Old English *cleppan, clæppan, from Proto-West Germanic *klappijan. Cognate with Dutch kleppen (“to chatter”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cleppen}} Middle English cleppen, {{inh|en|ang|*cleppan}} Old English *cleppan, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*klappijan}} Proto-West Germanic *klappijan, {{cog|nl|kleppen|t=to chatter}} Dutch kleppen (“to chatter”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} clep (third-person singular simple present cleps, present participle clepping, simple past and past participle clepped)
  1. (dialectal) To chatter, gossip, tell tales. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-clep-en-verb-9WPQBcrX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 53 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 59 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 70 15
  2. (dialectal) To tattle. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-clep-en-verb-V-TsUZW8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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