Middle English Dictionary Entry
tippen v.(3)
Entry Info
Forms | tippen v.(3) |
Etymology | Origin uncertain: cp. EFris., LG tippen to hit or touch lightly. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. tappen v.(2).
1.
To occur suddenly, strike.
Associated quotations
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)173/28 : Moni mon abit forte schriuen him aðet te nede tippe.