From Middle English clappen, from Old English clæppan, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną. Cognate with Dutch klappen, Icelandic klappa, and Faroese klappa. clepe, and yclept.
Unknown. Probably from Old French clapoir ("bubo, inflammation from infection"), from clapier. Attested from the 16th century.
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