Eár-plǽttan

According to the Old English Dictionary:

eár-plǽttan

p. -plætte; pp. -plætted [éare an ear, plættan to strike] To strike on the ear, to box the ear; cŏlăphum incŭtĕre:-- Se byrle ðone apostol eár-plætte the cup-bearer struck the apostle on the ear, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 12. ear-plættan