Middle English Dictionary Entry
rọ̄pen v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | rọ̄pen v.(2) |
| Etymology | OE hrōpan |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. roupen v.
1.
To cry out, clamor; ~ and roren.
Associated quotations
- a1250 Ancr.(Tit D.18)117/29 : Wið þus anwil hailsinge Ropes [Cleo: ropeð; Cai: roped; Nero: weopeð; Corp-C: halseð] after sum help to wrecche mesaise.
- a1425(?c1350) Ywain (Glb E.9)242 : Þare was mani a wilde lebard, Lions, beres, bath bul and bare, Þat rewfully gan rope and rare.
- a1425 NHom.(1) Alex.(Cmb Gg.5.31)421 : Scho bygan to rope [Ashm: roupe] and rare.
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)11233 : Full rudly þen þei rope and rare on þer mawment to mend þer mode.