Middle English Dictionary Entry
turpin n.
Entry Info
| Forms | turpin n. Also (in surname) tropin. |
| Etymology | OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A name for the hare; (b) as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1300 Names Hare (Dgb 86)350/14 : He shal saien on oreisoun In þe worshipe of þe hare..Þe hare, þe scotart, Þe bigge, þe bouchart, Þe scotewine, þe skikart, Þe turpin, þe tirart.
b
- (1187) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames357 : William Turpin.
- (1317) in Reaney Dict.Br.Surnames357 : Simon Tropyn.