A Scottish dialect gem meaning wrapped up, covered, or tucked in snugly. You'd hap a child against the cold, hap a pot to keep it warm, or find yourself well happed in blankets on a bitter winter night. It's a word with real tenderness to it — the kind of covering that's done with care, not just utility. Still heard across Scotland and northern England, especially among older speakers.
Gran came in and found the wee one already happed up tight in her duvet, fast asleep.
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(Scotland) Wrapped; covered; cloaked.
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