gloppen, v. Obs. exc. dial.
(ˈglɒp(ə)n)
Forms: 3 glopnen, glopen (also 8 dial.), glopin, 4–5 glopn-, 5 glopyne, gloppyn(e, -un, 3, 5, 8–9 gloppen). Cf. also aglopened, forgloppened (for- prefix1 6).
[a. ON. gl{uacu}pna to be downcast. A root of identical form appears in OFris. glûpa, MLG. glûpen to lie in wait for, Du. gluipen to watch slily, to sneak, OSw. glupa to gape, swallow, Sw. glupande, Da. glubende ravenous, fierce; whether there is any etymological connexion is uncertain.
Synonymous forms in various Eng. dialects are glocken, glopper, glotten.]
† 1. intr. a. To be distressed or downcast. b. To stare in amazement, to be startled or frightened.
| ? a 1400 Morte Arth. 1074 Thane glopnede þe glotone and glorede un-faire. Ibid. 2854 Gloppyns noghte, gud mene, for gleterand scheldes. c 1420 Anturs of Arth. vii, Now kindeles my care, I gloppen and I grete. |
2. trans. To startle, frighten, astound. Chiefly in pass. pple. gloppened.
| a 1225 Ancr. R. 212 Þeos bodieð biuoren hwu þe ateliche deouel schal ȝet agesten [T. glopnen] ham. a 1300 Cursor M. 1288 (Cott.) Quen [he] þar-of son had a sight, Al was he gloppend for [Gött. dredand of] þat light. Ibid. 12622 (Gött.) Leue sun, qui has þu glopened vs? ? a 1400 Morte Arth. 2580 ‘Ȝa’, quod syr Gawayne..‘Thowe wenys to glopyne me with thy gret wordez!’ 1740 in Gentl. Mag. X. 460/2 Bounce gus her hart, an hoo wur so glopen, That out o' th' windo hoo'd like fort lopen. c 1746 J. Collier (Tim Bobbin) View Lanc. Dial. Wks. (1862) 55 I'r weawnedly glopp'nt, for the Dule o hawpunny had eh! 1848 Mrs. Gaskell Mary Barton ix, Don't look so gloppened because thou'st fallen asleep. 1865 B. Brierley Irkdale II. 97 Come, let's goo i' th' heawse an gloppen her. 1887 S. Chesh. Gloss., Glockent, astounded, startled. Also pronounced gloppent. |
Hence ˈgloppenedly adv., in a state of alarm; ˈgloppening vbl. n., alarm; ˈgloppening ppl. a., distressed, sorrowful.
| a 1300 Cursor M. 19634 Saulus þan quok, sa was he radd, For gloppning in his mod al madd. 13.. E.E. Allit. P. B. 896 Ful erly þose aungelez þis haþel þay ruþen & glopnedly on godez halue gart hym vpryse. ? a 1400 Morte Arth. 3863 For glent of gloppynyng glade be they never! Ibid. 4330 The baronage of Bretayne..Graythes theme to Glaschenbery with gloppynnande hertes, To bery thare the bolde kynge. |