Etymology

orped

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Today it means: Bold, brave, valiant; active, alert; self-assured, hardy, vigorous. Full definition →

Middle English orped ← Old English orped
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orped · adjective1

  1. Old English · derived fromor-“without”
  2. Old English · inherited fromorped“grown up, adult, of full strength, stout, active, bold”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromorped
  4. English todayorped

From Middle English orped, orpud, from Old English orped (“grown up, adult, of full strength, stout, active, bold”), of unknown origin. Possibly from Old English or- (“without”) + pād (“tunic, cloak”), literally "without cloak, tunic-less" in the sense of "ready to fight, brave, daring" (compare English berserk), though many see this as unconvincing.

orped · verb2

From orp + -ed.

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