Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
WAPPEN, n. Also wappin (Sc. 1808 Jam., 1879 P. H. Waddell Isaiah xiii. 5, 1913 D. Macalister Echoes 91), wapin (Abd. 1844 Sc. N. & Q. V. 179), wapon (Lnk. 1712 Minutes J.P.s (S.H.S.) 134; Abd. 1875 G. MacDonald Malcolm xxiii.; Ork. 1907 Old-Lore Misc. I. ii. 64; Sh. 1973); and nonce forms waapan (Ork. 1931 J. Leask Peculiar People 135), waapon (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.); wahpen (Abd. 1932 Abd. Univ. Rev. (March) 100); weepon (Sc. 1886 Stevenson Kidnapped xv.), weipon (Lnk. 1890 J. Coghill Poems 92); waipon (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.). Sc. forms corresponding to Eng. weapon (Fif. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry 46, 53). [′wɑpən]
[O.Sc. wapen, 1375, North. Mid.Eng. wapen, O.N. vapn, corresponding to O.E. wǣpen, Eng. weapon.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Wappen n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/wappen>