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• orped — adj adult, active; adv orpedlíce boldly; clearly, definitely …   Old to modern English dictionary

• Orpwood — This extraordinary English surname is very rare. Recorded as Orped, Orpede and Orpwood, the original spelling was orped , an Olde English pre 7th century word meaning brave and valiant, and as such it was a baptismal name. Later in the medieval… …   Surnames reference

• Cusack — For other uses, see Cusack (disambiguation). Cusack is an Irish family name of Norman origin, originally from Cussac in Guienne (Aquitaine), France.[1] The surname died out in England, but is common in Ireland, where it was imported at the time… …   Wikipedia

• orpedship — sb. == valour. Alys. 1413. Orpinn is the partic. of ‘verpa,’ to ‘warp,’ or ‘throw,’ in O. Norse. Hence ‘orped’ comes to signify ‘headlong,’ ‘daring,’ or ‘valorous’ …   Oldest English Words

• orpit — ˈȯrpə̇t adjective Etymology: origin unknown Scotland : fretful * * * orpit, orpment see orp, orped, orpiment …   Useful english dictionary

• horpyd — var. orped a. Obs., bold …   Useful english dictionary

• orpment — orpit, orpment see orp, orped, orpiment …   Useful english dictionary