Middle English Dictionary Entry
nolpen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | nolpen v. |
| Etymology | Cp. MnE dial. noup, naup, nope to strike. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To strike (sb.); ~ to ground, strike (sb.) down; ~ to, give a blow to (sb.).
Associated quotations
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)6580 : Anoþer, anon, he nolpit to ground.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)6613 : Þe lede vppon lyue leuyt he..And nolpit to another..Gird hym vne to þe ground.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)13889 : He nolpit on with his Neue in the necke hole, Þat the bon alto brast, & the buerne deghit.