ropp

See also: Ropp

Old English

Alternative forms

• hrop, rop, roop

Etymology

Unknown. Apparently related to Middle Dutch roppe, rop (“fish stomach, fish intestines”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ropp/, [rop]

Noun

ropp m

1. intestine
2. colon

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ropp	roppas
accusative	ropp	roppas
genitive	roppes	roppa
dative	roppe	roppum

Derived terms

• ropwærċ

Descendants

• Middle English: rop, roppe, rappe, rope, roape
  • English: rop, rope, rap (dialectal)

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ropp”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.