v. Obs. 3–6; exc. in Spenser only in pa. pple. awaped, awapped, awhaped. [Etymol. uncertain; nothing similar recorded in OE.; but cf. Goth. af-hwapjan to choke, which would be in OE. *ofhwęppan. See WHAP.] To amaze, stupefy with fear, confound utterly.
c. 1300. K. Alis., 899. Alisaundre was sore awaped, That he was so ascaped.
c. 1385. Chaucer, L. G. W., 814. Hire wympil let sche falle And tok non hed, so sore sche was a-wapid [v.r. a-whaped, aquaped].
1430. Lydg., Chron. Troy, I. i. Alone, awhaped, and a mate.
1591. Spenser, M. Hubberd, 72. Deeply doo your sad words my wits awhape.
