"lappen" meaning in Middle English

See lappen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: wlappen [alternative]
Etymology: Alteration of earlier Middle English wlappen (“to wrap, fold”), from Old English *wlappan, *wlæppan, *wlappian, *wlæppian, from Proto-Germanic *wrappan-, *wlappan- (“to wrap, fold”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to bend, turn”). Akin to Middle English wrappen (“to wrap”), Danish vravle (“to wind”), Old Italian goluppare (“to wrap”) (from Germanic). More at envelop, develop. Etymology templates: {{cog|enm|wlappen||to wrap, fold}} Middle English wlappen (“to wrap, fold”), {{inh|enm|ang|*wlappan|*wlappan, *wlæppan, *wlappian, *wlæppian}} Old English *wlappan, *wlæppan, *wlappian, *wlæppian, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wrappan-}} Proto-Germanic *wrappan-, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*werb-||to bend, turn}} Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to bend, turn”), {{cog|enm|wrappen||to wrap}} Middle English wrappen (“to wrap”), {{cog|da|vravle||to wind}} Danish vravle (“to wind”), {{cog|it|goluppare||to wrap}} Italian goluppare (“to wrap”), {{cog|gem}} Germanic Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} lappen
  1. to wrap, fold
    Sense id: en-lappen-enm-verb-t7Qpx11X Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries
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