Meaning

noun a slow pace of running

noun a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

verb run easily

originFrom Middle English lopen, from Old Norse hlaupa (“to leap, jump”). See leap. Cognate with German laufen (“walk, run”), Danish løbe (“run”), Dutch lopen (“walk, run”), Norwegian løpe (“run”). Doublet of leap.

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