gallop

English

/ˈɡæləp/

noun
Definitions
  • The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
  • An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English galopen (gallop) derived from Old French galoper derived from Frankish *wala hlaupan (run well) derived from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (run, leap, spring) derived from Proto-Indo-European *klaup- derived from Frankish *walhlaup (battle run) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (turn, wind, see, roll, twist, round, turn around, press together, death in battle, killed in battle, wool, grass, bend, best, good, revolve, hair, ear, forest).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wel-

Gloss

turn, wind, see, roll, twist, round, turn around, press together, death in battle, killed in battle, wool, grass, bend, best, good, revolve, hair, ear, forest

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

森

Emoji
🙃

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