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hoppian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
hoppian, p. ode
Wright's OE grammar
§243;
To hop, leap, dance
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  • Ðá blissode mín cild on mínum innoþe and hoppode ongeán his Drihten

    then rejoiced my child in my womb, and leaped towards his Lord,

      Homl. Th. i. 202, 18.
Etymology
[Chauc. Piers P. hoppe to dance, jump: Icel. hoppa to skip, bound: M. H. Ger. hoppen: Ger. hüpfen.]
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