Orped

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of orp form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Bold, brave, valiant; active, alert; self-assured, hardy, vigorous. dialectal, obsolete
  2. 2
    Ferocious; furious; fierce. dialectal, obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

From orp + -ed.

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