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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Naip, n. (? = ME. nap (c 1200–c 1350) a drinking cup or bowl, OE. knæpp, ON. knapp-r, MDu. nap (Du. napje), also in the mod. dialectas nap(p.) —1610 Edinb. Test. XLVI. 174.
The siluir naip with the cheinȝeis weyis fourtene vnce