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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Nap, n.1 Also: nape. [ME. (Cursor M.) and e.m.E. nap(pe: cf. Nap v. and Nop v.] A short sleep taken during the day. —c1420 Wynt. i. 80.
Slepand quhylle he [Adam] tuk a nape [v.rr. nap; rh. schape], Out of hys syde [etc.] a1570-86 Maitl. F. lix. 25.
Ane nap is nurissand eftir none

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