A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1505
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Stalp, n. [WFris. stap.] A trap. Cf. Stamp n. — 1505 Treasurer's Accounts III 171.
For making of ane stalp and the irn graith to the samyn, be the kingis command, to sla foxes in the park of Faukland vj s. vj d.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Stalp, n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/stalp>


