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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Wap, v. Also: wip, weipe. P.t also wap. [ME and e.m.E. wap (14th c.). Also in the later dial.] tr.There may be some confusion with Warp v.¹

1. To throw violently, cast, toss, fling. Chiefly with adverb or adverbial phrase. Also fig., cf. Woup v. 1 c, some quots. in which may rather belong here.pres. 1513 Doug. viii iv 150 (Sm.).
Wyth branchis rent of treis, and quarrell stanis Of huge wecht doun wappand [C. warpand] all at anis 1596 Dalr. I 25/25.
Gif thay sie ony fishe mair diligate … the pray quhilke … thay brocht far aff, with speid thay wap out of thair mouth(b) 1605-6 Welsh Forty-eight Serm. 456.
He will not do so meikle as break a bruised reed, He will not wip thee sundry, but He will sustain thee 1605-6 Welsh Forty-eight Serm. 456.
The soul that pines for want of the refreshing of the fountain of living waters the Lord knows how little a thing would wip it in twop.t. 1375 Barb. (1571) iii 642.
He wappit [E. warpyt] out All that he had him licht to ma And swa eschaipit he thame fra 1375 Barb. xvii 691.
The gynour than gert bend in hy The gyne and wappyt [C. swappit] out the stane That ewyn towart the lyft is gane 1560 Rolland Seven S. 7608.
Fell he doun … into ane deidlie swoun … he ouircome within ane litill space, The cald watter thay wap sa in his face 1605-6 Welsh Forty-eight Serm. 432.
Sin wapped the angels … out of heavenp.p. a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 127.
The yettis wappit war wyde, The knyght can raithly in ryde a1500 Henr. Fab. 2947.
Now on the quheill, now wappit to the ground 1562-3 Winȝet I 94/6.
Quhy hef ȝe wappit doun al the affixit tabellis of the Lord 1562-3 Winȝet I 113/14.
Quhy hef ȝe dishonorit sua the bodyis … of … our noble progenitouris, and wappit thair banis schamefullie furth of thair sepulturis 1562-3 Winȝet II 20/24.
In the tyme of Donatus … quhen a grete part of Aphrik had wappit doun the self in the furious rage of his errour 1562-3 Winȝet II 22/1.
Than wes … monasteriis destroyit, clerkis wappit sindry [L. disturbati clerici], the ministeris of the kirkis strikin [etc.] 1562-3 Winȝet II 23/23.
He wald rais vp His kirkis afoir wappit doun, wald quikin His spiritual peple afoir slane 1596 Dalr. II 29/25.
At last, the Inglisman wappit fra his horse, the Scot winnis the victorieabsol. a1568 Bann. MS 249b/38.
Quhen schippis off tour … The west wond wappand in thair taill, Takand thair cours 1572 Sempill in Sat. P. xxxviii 30.
Albeit he correct vs and scurge vs in ire, Be war with the wand syne he wapis in the fyrefig. c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus ii 619.
I se this warld wappit with variance. … To hald gude grippis had I not mekill neid? c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus ii 641.
To ilk man geuis in warld his fatall weir[d] Quhidder it be to weill wappit, or wo None leuand spairis 1562-3 Winȝet II 73/21.
Out of the religioun of antiquitie we be wappit heidlingis in the noueltie of hæreseis

2. To utter, proclaim. 1513 Doug. v viii 116.
Down duschit the beist ded on the land gan ly … And he abufe hym furth warpys [L. wappys] syk sawys: ‘For Darhes ded, Erix, lo, this,’ quod he, ‘A far mair ganand sawle, I offer thé' [etc.]

3. To strike, beat. 1663 Lamont Diary 164.
His elder brother … found them out in bed togither wher he abused his brother for such a lewd prancke and did weipe hir with his rodde