Middle English Dictionary Entry
swaip n.
Entry Info
| Forms | swaip n. Also sweipe. |
| Etymology | From swaipen v. or ON: cp. OI sveipa to sweep, stroke. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. swap n., swepe n.(1), swip(e n., swope n.
1.
(a) A whip or scourge; (b) a blow or stroke; (c) ?as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400 Cursor (Phys-E)19355 : For þan wiþ suaipis [Trin-C: swappes; Vsp: suepes] þai þaim suang, And gremli on þair corsis dange.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)482 : Sweype, for a top, or scoorge: Flagellum.
b
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)482 : Sweype, or swappe: Alapa.
c
- (1276) Close R.Edw.I335 : William Swayp.