orped

English

Alternative forms

• orpit (Scotland)
• horpyd (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English orped, from Old English orped (“grown up, adult, of full strength, stout, active, bold”), probably from or- (“without”) + pād (“shirt, outer garment”), equivalent to or- +‎ pod.

Adjective

orped (comparative more orped, superlative most orped)

1. (dialectal or archaic) Bold; brave; valiant.

Derived terms

• orpedly

Anagrams

• roped, pro-ED, Pedro, Drope, repod, pored, doper

Middle English

Alternative forms

• orpede, orpud

Etymology

Inherited from Old English orped.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔrpəd/

Adjective

orped

1. brave, daring, powerful, amazing

Derived terms

• orpedliche

Descendants

• English: orped (archaic)
• Scots: orpit (obsolete)

References

• “orped, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-4.