Middle English Dictionary Entry
wẹ̄pinglī adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | wẹ̄pinglī adj. |
| Etymology | From wẹ̄ping(e , ppl. of wẹ̄pen v.; cp. OE wēpendlīc. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Tear-stained, tearful.
Associated quotations
- a1500(?a1450) GRom.(Hrl 7333)259 : The Emperoure gothe into swiche a chaumbr glad I-nowe, but when he comythe oute, al his visage is wepingly; and thenne he wasshithe hit, that the wepinge be not I-seene.