v. Obs. [OE. bestrýpan, f. BE- 1, 2 + *strýpan to STRIP; cf. MHG. bestroufen.] trans. To strip clean: to deprive of or take away entirely.
1065. O. E. Chron. (MS. C.). Ealle þa bestrypte þe he ofer mihte æt life and æt lande.
1340. Ayenb., 150. Þes yefþe … bestrepþ and kest out þe rote and þe zenne of ire.
1622. Mabbe, trans. Aleman’s Guzman d’Alf., II. 87. Be-stript of all manner of vice.
