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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English rope, rop, [[inh|ang|rāp|t=strong, heavy cord]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Proto-Germanic *raipaz, of unknown origin,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) source also of Old Norse reip, Dutch reep, Old High German reif, hoop (German [[m|de|Reif|t=ring, hoop]]), Old Frisian silrāp, shoe-thong, and Gothic skaudaraip, shoe-lace.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)
+ It is Middle English rope, rop, [[inh|ang|rāp|t=strong, heavy cord]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[gem-pro|*raipaz]], of unknown origin,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) source also of [[non|reip]], [[nl|reep]], [[goh|reif]], hoop (German [[m|de|Reif|t=ring, hoop]]), [[ofs|silrāp]], shoe-thong, and Gothic skaudaraip, shoe-lace.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==