- OE. hoppen to hop, leap, dance, AS. hoppian; akin to Icel. & Sw. hoppa, Dan. hoppe, D. huppelen, G. hüpfen
- To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.Birdshopping from spray to spray.
- To walk lame; to limp; to halt.
- To dance.
