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orped

orped adjective: bold, brave, valiant; active, alert; self-assured, hardy, vigorous. Also the simple past and past participle of orp.

Adjective

orped (comparative more orped, superlative most orped)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) Bold, brave, valiant; active, alert; self-assured, hardy, vigorous.
  2. (dialectal, obsolete) Ferocious; furious; fierce.

Also used as

orped is also the simple past and past participle of orp.

Forms of orped

comparativemore orped
superlativemost orped
alternative Scotlandorpit
alternative form (obsolete)horpyd

Origin of orped

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.

Words formed from orped

Questions about orped

What does orped mean?
Orped means bold, brave, valiant; active, alert; self-assured, hardy, vigorous.
What part of speech is orped?
Orped is an adjective.

Words near orped in the dictionary

  1. Orozcos
  2. orp
  3. Orpah
  4. orpailleur
  5. orpailleurs
  6. orped
  7. orpedly
  8. orpeko
  9. orphaline
  10. orphan
  11. orphan acronym

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