different between belap vs beleap

English

Etymology

From Middle English bilappen, equivalent to be- (“around, about”) +? lap (“to wrap, fold”).

Pronunciation

Verb

belap (third-person singular simple present belaps, present participle belapping, simple past and past participle belapped)

1. (transitive) To wrap or lap around; surround; envelope.
   • 1891, Leroy Milton Yale, Marion Harland, Babyhood: the mother's nursery guide: Volume 7:

     Following the traditions of my elders and much of the advice which is generally so freely offered to young mothers, I fashioned skirts with bands so wide and cumbersome, so much belapped and pinned, as to reduce the unfortunate babe to semblance of a small mummy.

Related terms

• lap
• umbelap

English

Alternative forms

• beleip, byleip (Scotland)

Etymology

From be- (“at, on”) +? leap.

Verb

beleap (third-person singular simple present beleaps, present participle beleaping, simple past and past participle beleapt or beleaped)

1. (transitive, intransitive, Britain dialectal) To leap upon; cover.