Middle English Dictionary Entry
rospen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | rospen v. Also rapsen. |
| Etymology | Cp. MDu. rupsen, roepsen, ruspen; ult. echoic. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To belch; ?also, retch, vomit.
Associated quotations
- a1333 Gloss.Bibbesw.(Add 46919)1095 : Rospen [vr. bolke; glossing AF (Cmb): ruper].
- c1400 in Camd.89539 fn. : Anet, the sed coct and al hot put to þe nostrelle soffreth noȝt to galpyn, ne to rospyn, ne to ȝexyn.
- a1500 Jhesu lord owr (Pen 53A)p.205 : Tho that con not stond..crepe furth on fote and honde Rapsyng by the wall.