The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Swap \Swap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Swapping.] [OE. swappen to strike; cf. E. to strike a bargain; perh. akin to E. sweep. Cf. Swap a blow, Swap, v. i.] [Written also swop.] 1. To strike; -- with off. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "Swap off his head!" --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To exchange (usually two things of the same kind); to swop. [Colloq.] --Miss Edgeworth. [1913 Webster]