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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Wrap, v.¹ Also: vrap, wrape. P.p. also wrapte, wreiped. [ME and e.m.E. wrappe (Manning), wrap (1560), NFris. wrappe to press into, stop up, Dan. vrappe to stuff. Cf. Woup v.]

1. fig.a. tr. To envelop, surround, enfold in an emotion. b. intr. To fold up, put away, conceal (one's emotions, etc.) within oneself.a. a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 543.
Now is my breist with stormie stoundis stad Wrappit in wo, ane wretch full will of wane a1568 Bann. MS 264a/2.
Lord God my hairt is in distres And wrappit full of havines a1570-86 Maitl. F. 420/40.
Quhair God sic schreudis sall frome his sanctis dissewir That hewin hes heir and hence nane vther hyir In wardlie welthe wrapte wpe to [Maitl. Q. 143/40, wrapit in] wo for ewir a1585 Arbuthnot in Maitl. Q. 125/184.
I think this warld sa wrappit in mischeif That gud is ill and ill compted is gud 1584 Misc. Bann. C. I *101.
The longer that I live I sould bene involved in the greater care, and wreiped in the more miseryes c1590 J. Stewart 21/229.
The virgin so quha dois hir vorschip vrap Vith Venus vyce degraths hir hie renoune 1637 Johnston Diary I 252.
Jesus took my heart … and knet it and wrapped it within the heart of Godb. a1585 Maitl. Q. 203/65.
To hir I spak. In wrape tha woes quhat wicht that euer ȝe be And stint … to spill thy self but plaint

2. tr. To entwine physically, to entangle. c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 991.
Like wodbind, thay wer baith wrappit. Thair tenderlie he hes hir happit, Full softlie vp, intill his bed