- hoppian
- wv/i2 to hop, leap, dance; limp
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Hop — (h[o^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hopped} (h[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hopping} (h[o^]p p[i^]ng).] [OE. hoppen to hop, leap, dance, AS. hoppian; akin to Icel. & Sw. hoppa, Dan. hoppe, D. huppelen, G. h[ u]pfen.] 1. To move by successive leaps, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hopped — Hop Hop (h[o^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hopped} (h[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hopping} (h[o^]p p[i^]ng).] [OE. hoppen to hop, leap, dance, AS. hoppian; akin to Icel. & Sw. hoppa, Dan. hoppe, D. huppelen, G. h[ u]pfen.] 1. To move by successive leaps … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hopping — Hop Hop (h[o^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hopped} (h[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hopping} (h[o^]p p[i^]ng).] [OE. hoppen to hop, leap, dance, AS. hoppian; akin to Icel. & Sw. hoppa, Dan. hoppe, D. huppelen, G. h[ u]pfen.] 1. To move by successive leaps … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hop — I. verb (hopped; hopping) Etymology: Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to move by a quick springy leap or in a series of leaps; also to move as if by hopping < hop in the car > 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
hop — hop1 hoppingly, adv. /hop/, v., hopped, hopping, n. v.i. 1. to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground. 2. to spring or leap on one foot. 3. Informal. to make a short, quick trip, esp. in an airplane: He hopped… … Universalium
Happer — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is an example of the sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. The nicknames were given in the first instance with reference to … Surnames reference
hop — hop1 [hɔp US ha:p] v past tense and past participle hopped present participle hopping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(jump)¦ 2 3 4 hop a plane/bus/train etc 5 hop it! 6 hopping mad ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: hoppian] … Dictionary of contemporary English
hüpfen — Vsw std. (12. Jh.), mhd. hupfen, hüpfen, mndd. huppen neben hopfen (obd.), ndd. hoppen Stammwort. Ae. hoppian, anord. hoppa, vgl. auch hopsen und hoppeln. Ein expressives Wort ohne nähere Anknüpfungsmöglichkeit. Vielleicht zu gr. kybistáō ich… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
hop — {{11}}hop (n.1) usually hops, type of twining vine whose cones are used in brewing, etc., mid 15c., from M.Du. hoppe, from P.Gmc. *hup nan (Cf. O.S. hoppo, Ger. Hopfen), of unknown origin. {{12}}hop (n.2) opium, 1887, from Cantonese nga pin… … Etymology dictionary
hop — v. n. == go [huppe], RG. 537. AS. hoppian == hop; 3 s. pres. ‘hupth.’ O. and N. 379; pret. ‘hupte.’ O. and N. 1634; ‘hoppede.’ RG. 278 … Oldest English Words
