A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1699
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Soup, Sowp, Sup, v.2 Also: supe, suppe. [ME and e.m.E. soupe (a1327), supe (Rolle), suppe (14th c.), sowpe (c1450), OE súpan.]
1. tr. To take (liquid, or mainly liquid food) into the mouth in small quantities; to sip, take a mouthful of; to eat in this fashion. Also (once) const. up. Also proverb.pres. 1573 Davidson Satirical Poems xli 107.
The dreggs but dout als ȝe sall sup a1585 Polwart Flyt. 236 (T).
Syne sup [H. supe] sex soipis but sumthing thin Of the deill scad c1590 J. Stewart 213 § 55.
Quho schrinkis nocht suping the egar sour 1597 James VI Dæmonol. (STS) 11/18.
They that suppe keile with the deuill haue neede of long spoones 1601 Reg. Privy C. VI 297.
[The Laird of Gight] tuik the copyis [of the letters and] kaist thame in a dische of bru [and forced the said officer to] sup and swallow thame 1661 Elgin Rec. II 297.
She did give him keall and meall and he eating or suping the samine 16… Sempill P. 69/65.
Sing'd sheep-heads, and a haggize, And scadlips to sup till ye're fow 1682 Lauder Observes App. iv 306.
He was soon snibed by another, who said that the tyke wold nather sup kail with the Divel, nor the Popep.t. 1590 Burel Queen's Entry 155.
Ane heuinly sicht Of nymphs who supit nectar cauld 1597 Misc. Spald. C. I 129.
Ane lamb keddie … lap vpon thé, quhom to thow said … that it was so wantoun, for it supit mair milk nor thow did a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 443.
Do it with ane order as James McCartney supped his caillp.p. 1602 Dundonald Par. Rec. 5.
Scho tuik … sum of the said bruths and gaif thame … to … Kaithrein Makteir … and … the said Kaithrein Makteir eftir scho had supit sum of thame cust in the rest in the pot a1661 Rutherford Lett. Postscript (Jam.).
They … dish up this dung of hell, and set it as manna before such as they would make disciples, to be supped up and swallowed downproverb. a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 1406.
Sup wort laip wort maks thin aile
2. intr. To take a drink or mouthful; to sip.c1500-c1512 Dunb. (STS) xl 4 (M).
Sichand and soupand can scho say This lange lentrune hes maid me lene a1568 Balnaves in Bannatyne MS 138b/77.
Within that stowp fra tyme thow sowp 1581 Satirical Poems xliv 237.
He can not hallou Except it be his cop to sup and suallou a1598 Ferg. Prov. No. 646.
Na man can baith sup and blaw at once
b. Of a boat: To take in (water).1513 Doug. vivi 64.
The saymyt barge … suppit huge watir of the layk [L. multam accepit rimosa paludem [= water]]
3. transf. and fig. To consume, swallow up.(1) 1513 Doug. iii vi 128.
[Charybdis] The large fludis suppys [L. sorbet] thrys in a swelch(2) c1520-c1535 Nisbet 1 Cor. xv 54.
Deid is suppit vp [P. sopun vp; L. absorpta] in victorie c1520-c1535 Nisbet 2 Cor. ii 7.
He that is sic a maner man be suppit vp [P. sopun vp; L. absorbeatur] be mare gret hevynes c1520-c1535 Nisbet Rev. xii 16.
And the erd opnit his mouthe, and suppit up [W. soupide, P. soop up; L. absorbuit] the flude
