Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A Middle English form of
leap .
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Examples
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Yay! it wurked! copy nd paste iz stil a lepe ub fathe.
basement cat wrestles - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Antud lepe, mis lubab "tõsiselt kaaluda co2 emissiooni vähendamist poole võrra 2050 aastaks" ei ole tõesti veel mingi selge läbimurre kliimasoojenemise valdkonnas.
tatsutahime Diary Entry tatsutahime 2007
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Ning see lepe võib olla läbimurre ka ökoloogilisest vaatepunktist.
tatsutahime Diary Entry tatsutahime 2007
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And an half myle fro Nazarethe, is the lepe of oure Lorde: for the Jewes ladden him upon an highe roche, for to make him lepe doun, and have slayn him: but Jesu passed amonges hem, and lepte upon another roche; and zit ben the steppes of his feet sene in the roche, where he allyghte.
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Rome, putten theise 2 monethes there to, Janyver and Feverer; and ordeyned the zeer of 12 monethes; that is to seye, 365 dayes, with oute lepe zeer, aftre the propre cours of the sonne.
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Yet he at last a deadly lope is made from thence to lepe.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Gayus, that was Emperour of Rome, putten theise 2 monethes there to, Janyver and Feverer; and ordeyned the zeer of 12 monethes; that is to seye, 365 dayes, with oute lepe zeer, aftre the propre cours of the sonne.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And an half myle fro Nazarethe, is the lepe of oure Lorde: for the Jewes ladden him upon an highe roche, for to make him lepe doun, and have slayn him: but Jesu passed amonges hem, and lepte upon another roche; and zit ben the steppes of his feet sene in the roche, where he allyghte.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Theie lepe ynto the sea, & bobblynge yield yer breathe;
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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And chese, if thou wolt singe or daunce or lepe; 955
Troilus and Criseyde Geoffrey Chaucer
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