forglopned

Middle English

Etymology

From for- +‎ gloppen[1]

Adjective

forglopned

  1. Overwhelmed with astonishment and fear.
    • c. 1180, Orm, edited by Robert Meadows White, The Ormulum, page 20, lines 669–670:
      To beldenn ⁊ to frofrenn þe, Ȝiff he þe seþ forrgloppnedd.
      To bolden and to comfort thee, if he sees thee distressed.
    • c. 1350, anonymous author, edited by Richard Morris, Cursor Mundi, Göttingen edition, page 1124, lines 19633–19634:
      Saul him quok, sua was he rad, For-glopind in his mod all madd.
      Saul quaked, so afraid was he, overwhelmed in his mind, completely mad.

References

  1. ^ forglopned - Middle English Compendium‎[1], 6 July 2023 (last accessed)
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