Middle English Dictionary Entry

scǒupen v.
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Entry Info

Forms scǒupen v.
Etymology ?ON: cp. OSwed. skuppa to leap, run, Shetlandic skup, Scot. dial. scowp v.; ?= ME scōpen v.(1), with -ou- perh. = ọ̄ in free variation with ō or a diphthong before a labial.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
To leap, skip, bound.
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