Jun. 20th, 2021

Forglopned

Jun. 20th, 2021 05:00 pm
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I petition to return this word to everyday use:
forglopned adj. overwhelmed with astonishment.
c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 670 To beldenn. & to frofrenn þe Ȝiff he þe seþ forrgloppnedd.
a1400 (▸a1325) Cursor Mundi (Coll. Phys.) l. 19634 Saul him quoke, sua was he rad, Forglopnid in his mode als mad.

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