Middle English Dictionary Entry
surpon n.
Entry Info
| Forms | surpon n. |
| Etymology | ?Aberrant form of crǒupǒun n. (c) (cp. vr. curpen & EMnScot. curpon 'crupper'). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An item of gear for a plow, cart, or horse: ?a crupper.
Associated quotations
- (a1362) Cellarer R.in Nrf.Archaeol.7164 : In atilio per annum in nundine sancti Michaeli, in holcis, surpons, et sterwithes, xx d.