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[ FEW: *16,480b lôpen; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF: aloper / loper (esloper); DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED: elope v.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 69b alopare ]

alloper, eloper, esloper, alaper 31

v.a.1to steal 2to abduct ♦ to entice away
v.n.1to run away 2to elope, run away from one’s husband
v.refl.1to elope, run away from one’s husband
sbst._inf.1 elopement of a married woman
p.p._as_s.1eloper, one who ran away from her husband

v.a.

1to steal:

( MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) La pie seit muscer Kant ke peut aloper En un privé lu 224.68

2lawto abduct:

( 1278 ) come Johanne de B., par F. de S. […] feust allopee i 1

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) ceux qi robbent […] ou allopent noneins 28

♦fig.to entice away:

( 1370 ) Item qe nul ne fortreisast ne alopast autri apprentiz, sergant ne lowys qe del mester fust 128

v.n.

1to run away:

( 1312; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Ma bele file Douce Pieté Hors de tere est alopé; Ne sai ou est 668

2lawto elope, run away from one’s husband:

( 1337 ) En bref de dower pledé fut q’il (=ele) alopa de soun baroun en tiel ville en tiel counté, nient recounseil (l. recounseilé) en la vie soun baroun 11-12 Ed III 287

v.refl.

1lawto elope, run away from one’s husband:

( 1309 ) el se alopa de son baroun et demorra ové son avouter Ed II ii 145

sbst._inf.

1law elopement of a married woman:

( 1345 ) Dowere, ou aloper fuit pledé en barre saunz estre recounseillé 19 Ed III 139

p.p._as_s.

1laweloper, one who ran away from her husband:

( MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) Mes pur aquere le quer de cele alopé, Par sey vout dereygnyr sun dreit en li clamé 507 (VI)

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