Middle English Dictionary Entry
skelp n.
Entry Info
| Forms | skelp n. Pl. skelp(p)es. |
| Etymology | From skelpen v.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A blow, stroke; a slap.
Associated quotations
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)332/370 : 'I sall hertely hitte on his hippes and haunch.' 'Fra oure skelpes not scatheles he skyppes.'
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)7218 : Þei pressed to þem in þat playn and so with skelppis þei con þem scarre þat sodanly þore ware þei slayn.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)32/323 : Yit for drede of a skelp help well thi dam.