| 释义 |
▪ I. † nolp, n. Obs. rare.
[Of obscure origin: see next.]
A blow or stroke.
c1400Destr. Troy 6753 Was non so bold..Forto..negh hym with noy, for nolpis of his hond. Ibid. 14037 Eneas also auntrid to sle..Neron the noble with a nolpe alse.
▪ II. † nolp, v. Obs. rare.
[Of obscure origin.
Both n. and vb. correspond in meaning to mod. north. dial. nawp, noup, nope, but the variation of vowel in these forms normally indicates a Scand. *naup n., *naupa v., which in the Destr. Troy would appear as *nawpe.]
a. trans. To strike down.
b. intr. To give a blow to, to keep on giving blows.
c1400Destr. Troy 1257 Castor the king conceyuit..That Nestor with noy was nolpit to ground. Ibid. 7475 Neptolemus, the noble, nolpit to Archilagon. Ibid. 13889 He nolpit on with his Neue in the necke hole. |