crope

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English crope, from Old English crēap (crept), first and third person singular indicative of crēopan (to creep).

Verb

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crope

  1. (obsolete) simple past of creep
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Anagrams

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz.

Noun

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crope oblique singularf (oblique plural cropes, nominative singular crope, nominative plural cropes)

  1. croup (rear of a horse)

Descendants

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  • Middle French: croupe
    • French: croupe (see there for further descendants)
  • Norman: croupe
  • Middle English: croupe, crope, crop, croppe