hleapan

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan.

Cognate with Old Frisian hlāpa, Old Saxon hlōpan, Old High German loufan, Old Norse hlaupa, Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽 (ushlaupan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxlæ͜ɑː.pɑn/, [ˈl̥æ͜ɑː.pɑn]

Verb

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hlēapan

  1. to jump
    Hlēap ofer þæt ġeat!
    Jump over that gate!
  2. to dance
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Beheading of St. John the Baptist"
      Hērōdēs swōr þæt hē wolde þǣre hlēapendan dehter forġiefan swā hwæt swā hēo bæd.
      Herod swore that he would give the dancing daughter whatever she asked.
  3. to run

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