chit-chat vs clepe

chit-chat

verb
  • To engage in small talk, to discuss unimportant matters. 

noun
  • Gossip. 

  • Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters. 

clepe

verb
  • To be loquacious; tattle; gossip. 

  • To tell lies about; inform against (someone). 

  • To report; relate; tell. 

noun
  • A cry; an appeal; a call. 

How often have the words chit-chat and clepe occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )