"clappe" meaning in Middle English

See clappe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈklap(ə)/ Forms: clappes [plural], clap [alternative], clapp [alternative], klap [alternative], claippe [alternative], cleappe [alternative], cleppe [alternative]
Etymology: A back-formation from clappen. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|enm|clappen|nocap=1}} back-formation from clappen Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} clappe, {{enm-noun|clappes}} clappe (plural clappes)
  1. A thunderclap or similar commotion.
    Sense id: en-clappe-enm-noun-JJiS-fOz
  2. Noisy or irritating talk.
    Sense id: en-clappe-enm-noun-MVWfQrbn Categories (other): Talking Disambiguation of Talking: 12 37 5 13 16 17
  3. (rare) A strike or hit; an unarmed attack. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-clappe-enm-noun-e1mn5ISq
  4. (rare) An instance of luck (whether good or bad). Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-clappe-enm-noun-plGhP~mg
  5. (rare, agriculture) A chattering damsel or clapper. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-clappe-enm-noun-kfmyMNCu Categories (other): Agriculture, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English back-formations Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 12 6 7 2 8 32 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 8 4 4 2 5 38 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 5 3 2 1 3 46 3 Disambiguation of Middle English back-formations: 13 12 3 10 61 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Sound Disambiguation of Sound: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} clappe
  1. alternative form of clappen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: clappen
    Sense id: en-clappe-enm-verb-UWfDw4bf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Sound Disambiguation of Sound: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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