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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Bold, brave, valiant; active, alert; self-assured, hardy, vigorous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, obsolete
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adj
Ferocious; furious; fierce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, obsolete
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verb
simple past and past participle of orp
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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History
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.
From orp + -ed.
