wlappen

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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.

Verb

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wlappen

  1. to wrap, fold

Descendants

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  • English: lap
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