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Quotation dates: 1498-1585
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Sopit, Sowpit, p.p. and ppl. adj. Also: soppit, souped. [L. sōpīt- p.p. of sōpīre to render unconscious, put to sleep. Cf. Soup(e v., Soupit p.p.]
1. p.p. Tired, exhausted, overwhelmed by (with, of) (sleep, exhaustion, etc.).(1) 1515 Treasurer's Accounts V 39.
Thair awne hors sum wes slane, sum wes bursyn, sum crukkit, sum soppit 1535 Stewart 2033.
Nothatus … Sopit and sweir, sleipand into sleuth; Ontrew all tyme withoutin ony treuth 1584–5 Calderwood IV 346.
Fourtie or threttie able men … to await upon his majestie in the feilds, when his horse was souped [Laing MSS sowpit](2) 1531 Bell. Boece (M) I 290.
The Scottis and Pichtis, sopit with this lang iornaye 1533 Bell. Livy I 22/21.
Becaus he was sowpit with lang travel, he lay doun in ane … plentuus gers 1533 Bell. Livy II 213/26.
Howbeit the Romanis war sowpit with sa mony sorowfull calamyteis [L. tot onerati atque obruti malis] 1533 Bell. Livy II 217/19.
Nakit bodyis sowpit full of slepe slane
2 ppl. adj. In transf. use: Characterized by tiredness, weary; ? dejected. a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 1231 (Asl.).
That sowpit sadnes & sorow but succour Suld ws repres fra all aduersite 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 68/13.
In my dullit dreyme ande sopit visione 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 71/2.
I beand in my sopit melancolius dreyme
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