gloppen

transitive verb

glop·​pen

ˈgläpə̇n

-ed/-ing/-s

now dialectal, England

: surprise, alarm, astonish

Word History

Etymology

Middle English glopnen, from Old Norse glūpna to be surprised, frightened, or downcast; akin to Swedish dialect glūpa to gape, swallow, Old Frisian glūpa to look, Middle Low German glūpen to look with half-closed eyes, and perhaps to Old English geolu yellow

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