diff --git a/lib/apl/runtime.sx b/lib/apl/runtime.sx
index 4b93ebfb..30081175 100644
--- a/lib/apl/runtime.sx
+++ b/lib/apl/runtime.sx
@@ -436,3 +436,173 @@
                     ((old-coords (map (fn (i) (nth new-coords (nth inv-perm i))) (range 0 (len shape)))))
                     (nth ravel (apl-multi->flat old-coords strides)))))
               (range 0 new-size))))))))
+
+(define apl-safe-mod (fn (a m) (mod (+ (mod a m) m) m)))
+
+(define
+  apl-take
+  (fn
+    (n-arr data-arr)
+    (let
+      ((old-shape (get data-arr :shape))
+        (old-ravel (get data-arr :ravel))
+        (ns
+          (if (scalar? n-arr) (list (disclose n-arr)) (get n-arr :ravel))))
+      (let
+        ((new-shape (map abs ns)) (old-strides (apl-strides old-shape)))
+        (let
+          ((new-size (reduce * 1 new-shape))
+            (new-strides (apl-strides new-shape)))
+          (make-array
+            new-shape
+            (map
+              (fn
+                (new-flat)
+                (let
+                  ((new-coords (apl-flat->multi new-flat new-shape new-strides)))
+                  (let
+                    ((old-coords (map (fn (i) (let ((ni (nth ns i)) (nc (nth new-coords i)) (od (nth old-shape i))) (if (>= ni 0) nc (+ (- od (- ni)) nc)))) (range 0 (len ns)))))
+                    (if
+                      (every?
+                        (fn
+                          (i)
+                          (and
+                            (>= (nth old-coords i) 0)
+                            (< (nth old-coords i) (nth old-shape i))))
+                        (range 0 (len old-coords)))
+                      (nth old-ravel (apl-multi->flat old-coords old-strides))
+                      0))))
+              (range 0 new-size))))))))
+
+(define
+  apl-drop
+  (fn
+    (n-arr data-arr)
+    (let
+      ((old-shape (get data-arr :shape))
+        (old-ravel (get data-arr :ravel))
+        (ns
+          (if (scalar? n-arr) (list (disclose n-arr)) (get n-arr :ravel))))
+      (let
+        ((new-shape (map (fn (i) (let ((ni (nth ns i)) (od (nth old-shape i))) (let ((d (if (>= ni 0) (- od ni) (+ od ni)))) (if (> d 0) d 0)))) (range 0 (len ns))))
+          (offsets
+            (map
+              (fn (i) (let ((ni (nth ns i))) (if (>= ni 0) ni 0)))
+              (range 0 (len ns))))
+          (old-strides (apl-strides old-shape)))
+        (let
+          ((new-size (reduce * 1 new-shape))
+            (new-strides (apl-strides new-shape)))
+          (make-array
+            new-shape
+            (map
+              (fn
+                (new-flat)
+                (let
+                  ((new-coords (apl-flat->multi new-flat new-shape new-strides)))
+                  (let
+                    ((old-coords (map (fn (i) (+ (nth new-coords i) (nth offsets i))) (range 0 (len ns)))))
+                    (nth old-ravel (apl-multi->flat old-coords old-strides)))))
+              (range 0 new-size))))))))
+
+(define
+  apl-reverse
+  (fn
+    (arr)
+    (let
+      ((shape (get arr :shape)) (ravel (get arr :ravel)))
+      (if
+        (= (len shape) 0)
+        arr
+        (let
+          ((last-dim (last shape)) (n (len ravel)))
+          (make-array
+            shape
+            (map
+              (fn
+                (flat)
+                (let
+                  ((c-last (mod flat last-dim)))
+                  (nth ravel (+ flat (- last-dim 1) (* -2 c-last)))))
+              (range 0 n))))))))
+
+(define
+  apl-reverse-first
+  (fn
+    (arr)
+    (let
+      ((shape (get arr :shape)) (ravel (get arr :ravel)))
+      (if
+        (= (len shape) 0)
+        arr
+        (let
+          ((first-dim (first shape))
+            (first-stride (reduce * 1 (rest shape)))
+            (n (len ravel)))
+          (make-array
+            shape
+            (map
+              (fn
+                (flat)
+                (let
+                  ((row (floor (/ flat first-stride))))
+                  (let
+                    ((old-row (- first-dim 1 row)))
+                    (nth
+                      ravel
+                      (+ (* old-row first-stride) (mod flat first-stride))))))
+              (range 0 n))))))))
+
+(define
+  apl-rotate-first
+  (fn
+    (n-arr data-arr)
+    (let
+      ((shape (get data-arr :shape))
+        (ravel (get data-arr :ravel))
+        (rot (disclose n-arr)))
+      (if
+        (= (len shape) 0)
+        data-arr
+        (let
+          ((first-dim (first shape))
+            (first-stride (reduce * 1 (rest shape)))
+            (n (len ravel)))
+          (make-array
+            shape
+            (map
+              (fn
+                (flat)
+                (let
+                  ((row (floor (/ flat first-stride))))
+                  (let
+                    ((old-row (apl-safe-mod (+ row rot) first-dim)))
+                    (nth
+                      ravel
+                      (+ (* old-row first-stride) (mod flat first-stride))))))
+              (range 0 n))))))))
+
+(define
+  apl-rotate
+  (fn
+    (n-arr data-arr)
+    (let
+      ((shape (get data-arr :shape))
+        (ravel (get data-arr :ravel))
+        (rot (disclose n-arr)))
+      (if
+        (= (len shape) 0)
+        data-arr
+        (let
+          ((last-dim (last shape)) (n (len ravel)))
+          (make-array
+            shape
+            (map
+              (fn
+                (flat)
+                (let
+                  ((c-last (mod flat last-dim)))
+                  (let
+                    ((old-c-last (apl-safe-mod (+ c-last rot) last-dim)))
+                    (nth ravel (+ flat (- old-c-last c-last))))))
+              (range 0 n))))))))
diff --git a/lib/apl/tests/structural.sx b/lib/apl/tests/structural.sx
index 10cb18e2..72b1e961 100644
--- a/lib/apl/tests/structural.sx
+++ b/lib/apl/tests/structural.sx
@@ -188,4 +188,138 @@
     (apl-transpose-dyadic
       (make-array (list 3) (list 2 1 3))
       (make-array (list 2 3 4) (range 0 24))))
-  (list 3 2 4))
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+  (list 3 2 4))
+
+(apl-test
+  "take 3 from front"
+  (rv (apl-take (apl-scalar 3) (make-array (list 5) (list 1 2 3 4 5))))
+  (list 1 2 3))
+
+(apl-test
+  "take 0"
+  (rv (apl-take (apl-scalar 0) (make-array (list 5) (list 1 2 3 4 5))))
+  (list))
+
+(apl-test
+  "take -2 from back"
+  (rv (apl-take (apl-scalar -2) (make-array (list 5) (list 1 2 3 4 5))))
+  (list 4 5))
+
+(apl-test
+  "take over-take pads with 0"
+  (rv (apl-take (apl-scalar 7) (make-array (list 5) (list 1 2 3 4 5))))
+  (list 1 2 3 4 5 0 0))
+
+(apl-test
+  "take matrix 1 row 2 cols shape"
+  (sh
+    (apl-take
+      (make-array (list 2) (list 1 2))
+      (make-array (list 2 3) (list 1 2 3 4 5 6))))
+  (list 1 2))
+
+(apl-test
+  "take matrix 1 row 2 cols ravel"
+  (rv
+    (apl-take
+      (make-array (list 2) (list 1 2))
+      (make-array (list 2 3) (list 1 2 3 4 5 6))))
+  (list 1 2))
+
+(apl-test
+  "take matrix negative row"
+  (rv
+    (apl-take
+      (make-array (list 2) (list -1 3))
+      (make-array (list 2 3) (list 1 2 3 4 5 6))))
+  (list 4 5 6))
+
+(apl-test
+  "drop 2 from front"
+  (rv (apl-drop (apl-scalar 2) (make-array (list 5) (list 1 2 3 4 5))))
+  (list 3 4 5))
+
+(apl-test
+  "drop -2 from back"
+  (rv (apl-drop (apl-scalar -2) (make-array (list 5) (list 1 2 3 4 5))))
+  (list 1 2 3))
+
+(apl-test
+  "drop all"
+  (rv (apl-drop (apl-scalar 5) (make-array (list 5) (list 1 2 3 4 5))))
+  (list))
+
+(apl-test
+  "drop 0"
+  (rv (apl-drop (apl-scalar 0) (make-array (list 5) (list 1 2 3 4 5))))
+  (list 1 2 3 4 5))
+
+(apl-test
+  "drop matrix 1 row shape"
+  (sh
+    (apl-drop
+      (make-array (list 2) (list 1 0))
+      (make-array (list 2 3) (list 1 2 3 4 5 6))))
+  (list 1 3))
+
+(apl-test
+  "drop matrix 1 row ravel"
+  (rv
+    (apl-drop
+      (make-array (list 2) (list 1 0))
+      (make-array (list 2 3) (list 1 2 3 4 5 6))))
+  (list 4 5 6))
+
+(apl-test
+  "reverse vector"
+  (rv (apl-reverse (make-array (list 5) (list 1 2 3 4 5))))
+  (list 5 4 3 2 1))
+
+(apl-test
+  "reverse scalar identity"
+  (rv (apl-reverse (apl-scalar 42)))
+  (list 42))
+
+(apl-test
+  "reverse matrix last axis"
+  (rv (apl-reverse (make-array (list 2 3) (list 1 2 3 4 5 6))))
+  (list 3 2 1 6 5 4))
+
+(apl-test
+  "reverse-first matrix"
+  (rv (apl-reverse-first (make-array (list 2 3) (list 1 2 3 4 5 6))))
+  (list 4 5 6 1 2 3))
+
+(apl-test
+  "reverse-first vector identity"
+  (rv (apl-reverse-first (make-array (list 4) (list 1 2 3 4))))
+  (list 4 3 2 1))
+
+(apl-test
+  "rotate vector left by 2"
+  (rv (apl-rotate (apl-scalar 2) (make-array (list 5) (list 1 2 3 4 5))))
+  (list 3 4 5 1 2))
+
+(apl-test
+  "rotate vector right by 1 (negative)"
+  (rv (apl-rotate (apl-scalar -1) (make-array (list 5) (list 1 2 3 4 5))))
+  (list 5 1 2 3 4))
+
+(apl-test
+  "rotate by 0 is identity"
+  (rv (apl-rotate (apl-scalar 0) (make-array (list 5) (list 1 2 3 4 5))))
+  (list 1 2 3 4 5))
+
+(apl-test
+  "rotate matrix last axis"
+  (rv
+    (apl-rotate (apl-scalar 1) (make-array (list 2 3) (list 1 2 3 4 5 6))))
+  (list 2 3 1 5 6 4))
+
+(apl-test
+  "rotate-first matrix"
+  (rv
+    (apl-rotate-first
+      (apl-scalar 1)
+      (make-array (list 2 3) (list 1 2 3 4 5 6))))
+  (list 4 5 6 1 2 3))
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