Middle English Dictionary Entry
wapping(e ger.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | wapping(e ger.(2) |
| Etymology | From wappen v.(3). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Barking, baying; also, snuffling about on a scent, howling, whining, etc.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)516 : Wappynge [Win: Wappyng] of howndys, whan þey folow here pray or that they wolde harme to: Nicticio, niccio; Wappynge [KC adds: of howndys] or berkynge: Bajulatus [Win: Baulatus] latratus.