Lampt

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Given a sound beating or thrashing, a dialect past form of the verb meaning to strike hard
2. Struck repeatedly and forcefully, as in an old regional usage meaning soundly beaten
3. Thrashed or walloped hard, describing someone who has received a severe blow or whipping

Etymology: "Lampt" is the past tense and past participle of "lamp," used as a verb meaning to beat or thrash. It is a dialect and archaic form, mainly recorded in Scots and northern English, where "lamp" in this sense means to strike hard, often with the hand or a stick. The verb is related to "lamp" meaning to walk quickly or to stride, a sense that appears in the same dialects and is generally thought to share its origin with the noun "lamp," though the exact connection is uncertain.