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Old English · noun

loppe

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈlop.pe/
Syllables
ˈlop · pe (2 syllables)
Modern English
lopperhapsfleasilkwormspider

Meaning

  1. spider (perhaps also flea)

  2. silkworm

Declension

Declension of loppe
SingularPlural
Nominative loppeloppan
Accusative loppanloppan
Genitive loppanloppena
Dative loppanloppum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Sense of "spider, silkworm" from Proto-Germanic *lubbō, *lubbǭ (“that which hangs or dangles”), from Proto-Indo-European *lep- (“to peel, skin”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian lobbe (“hanging lump of flesh”), Middle Low German lobbe and Middle Dutch lobbe (“dangling part”), Dutch lob (“hanging lip, ruffle or sleeve”). More at lobe. Sense of "flea" from Proto-Germanic *luppǭ (“flea, sandflea”, originally “jumper”), from Proto-Germanic *luppijaną (“to jump, dart”). Cognate with Danish loppe (“flea”), Swedish loppa (“flea”), Middle High German lüpfen, lupfen (“to release and raise aloft, move qu…

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