Sc. [Perh. suggested by stamp, tramp, stride. Cf. G. strampfen in the same sense.]
1. intr. To set down the foot firmly; to tread heavily on something.
c. 1423. James I., Good Counsel, 19 (Camb. MS.). Stramp [Bannatyne MS. Graip] or thou slyd, and crep furth one the way.
c. 1480. Henryson, Orpheus & Eurydice, 105 (Bannatyne MS.). Scho strampit [Asloan trampit] on a serpent vennemus.
a. 1508. Dunbar, Tua Mariit Wemen, 493. And him befor, with my fut fast on his I stramp.
1529. Lyndesay, Compl., 288. Now in the court seindell he gois, In dreid men stramp vpon his tois.
1536. Bellenden, Cron. Scot. (1821), II. 86. All wemen that strampis on this sepulture sall be ay barrant.
a. 1578. Lindesay (Pitscottie), Chron. Scot. (S.T.S.), I. 222. To that effect [he] strampit sadlie on his brotheris foott.
1616. Orkney Witch Trial, in C. Rogers, Soc. Life Scot. (1886), III. 300. His hors strampit vpon the leg of the said lamb and brak it.
1828. Moir, Mansie Wauch, ii. 23. A fat and dumpy man … stramped on a favourite Newfoundland dog’s tail.
2. trans. To tread upon; to trample down. lit. and fig. † To stramp away, forth: to stamp out.
1535. Stewart, Cron. Scot. (Rolls), II. 266. Forbad also … in streit, To mak ane cors quhair men ȝeid on thair feit, That it sould not dishonorit be so far, Vnder thair feit to stramp into the glar.
1552. Lyndesay, Monarche, 5795. Papis, for thare traditionis … Quhilk Christis Lawis strampit down.
1556. Rec. Elgin (New Spalding Club, 1903), I. 31. That nane … tak vpone hand to eitt distroy or stramp doune ony growand cornes with thair horssis.
1563. Winȝet, trans. Vincent. Lirin., Wks. (S.T.S.), II. 76. The noueltie being strampit doun.
a. 1578. Lindesay (Pitscottie), Chron. Scot. (S.T.S.), I. 85. It had bene goode … that the Earle … had bene rootted out of memorie, cleane strampit away. Ibid., 94. Deservand … his memorie to be abussit and strampit fourtht for ewer.
1589. R. Bruce, Serm. (1843), 52. The wicked are sayd to stramp the blood of Christ under their feet.
1866. J. Smith, Merry Bridal, 7. His minnie … Had met his father’s ardent gaze, When at the burnie strampin’ claes, Wi’ coaties toshly kiltit.
