An archaic past tense of 'clip,' meaning to cut, trim, or fasten with a clip.
From Middle English 'clippen,' related to Old Norse 'klippa' meaning 'to cut.' This weak past tense form was used before 'clipped' became standard.
English past tenses are messy—we have 'clipped' now, but 'clipt' shows older forms that survive in poetry (like Shakespeare) where meter required different endings.
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