apelet

English

Etymology

From ape +‎ -let.

Noun

apelet (plural apelets)

1. (uncommon) A young ape.
2. (uncommon) A small species of ape.

Anagrams

• peltae

Old French

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (early) IPA^(key): /apəˈlæθ/

Participle

apelet

1. Early form of apelé; past participle of apeler

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (early) IPA^(key): /aˈpɛləθ/

Verb

apelet

1. Early form of apele; third-person singular present indicative of apeler
   • c. 1150, Turoldus, La Chanson de Roland‎^[1], lines 14–17:

     Il en apelet e ses dux e ses cuntes: / «Oëz, seignurs, quel pecchet nus encumbret: / Li emper[er]es Carles de France dulce / En cest païs nos est venuz cunfundre. […] »

     He summons there his dukes and his earls, "Listen, sirs, what a calamity overwhelms us: the emperor Charles of sweet France, he came in this country to destroy us. […] "