Wappened

Wappened
Wappened Wap"pened, a. [Cf. {Waped}, {Wapper}.] A word of doubtful meaning used once by Shakespeare. [1913 Webster]

This [gold] is it [1913 Webster]

That makes the wappen'd widow wed again. [1913 Webster]

Note: It is conjectured by some that it is an error for wappered, meaning tremulous or exhausted. [1913 Webster]


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  • Waped — Waped, a. [Prov. E. wape pale, v., to stupefy, akin to wap to beat. Cf. {Whap}, and {Wappened}.] Cast down; crushed by misery; dejected. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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