Middle English Dictionary Entry
pop(pe n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | pop(pe n.(1) |
| Etymology | Imitative |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A blow, stroke, buffet.
Associated quotations
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)4421 : Philomene..ȝaff him..suche a poppe That he fel ouer his hors croppe.
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)9300 : He hadde lauȝt many a pop, For ther was many a strok ȝeuen.
- 1483 Cath.Angl.(Monson 168)286 : A poppe; vbi a strake.