gantelope

noun

gante·​lope ˈgant-ˌlōp 

variants or gantlope

archaic

: gauntlet entry 2

Word History

Etymology

altered (with -n- of uncertain origin) from Swedish gatlopp literally, "run down the lane," earlier (14th-century) gatulop, from gata "lane, way" (going back to North Germanic *gatōn-, whence also Old Norse—Icelandic— gata "path, way") + lopp "running, course," borrowed from Middle Low German lop, going back to Germanic *hlaupa-, noun derivative of *hlaupan- "to run, leap entry 1" — more at gate entry 3

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above