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orped

The origin and history of orped.

Etymology

From Middle English orped, orpud, from Old English orped ("grown up, adult, of full strength, stout, active, bold"), of unknown origin. It may come from Old English or- ("without") plus pād ("tunic, cloak"), literally "without cloak, tunic-less", in the sense of "ready to fight, brave, daring" (compare English berserk), though many find this unconvincing.

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