elope
English
/ɪˈləʊp/, /ɨˈloʊp/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To run away from home with a paramour.
- (intransitive) To run away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse; to marry in a quick or private fashion, especially without a public period of engagement.
- (intransitive) To run away from home (for any reason).
Etymology
Derived from aloper (run away, abduct) derived from Middle Dutch ontlopen (run away) prefix from English lope (leap, jump, run), leap (trap snare for fish made from twigs, basket, a basket).
Origin
English
leap
Gloss
trap snare for fish made from twigs, basket, a basket
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
籠
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Leaper English
- bearleap English
- beleap English
- elopement English
- eloper English
- forthleap English
- interlope English
- leap English
- leap year English
- leapable English
- leaper English
- leapest English
- leapeth English
- leapfrog English
- leapful English
- leapling English
- lope English
- lopeman English
- loper English
- midleap English
- nonleap English
- outleap English
- overleap English
- upleap English
- entlaufen German
- laufen German
- lepen Middle English
- hlaupa Old Norse
- ontlopen Middle Dutch
- aloper xno