Rop
/rɒp/noun
A chiefly dialectal or Scots word meaning a drop or, in some uses, a rope.
Did you know?“Rop” is not modern standard English, but historical dialect records preserve it as a regional form connected with both “drop” and “rope,” depending on place and period.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*raipą
“A rope or cord; the reconstructed ancestor associated with English “rope.””
Old English
Old English
rāp
“A rope, cord, or fastening line.”
Middle English
Middle English
rop
“A dialectal or reduced spelling associated with “rope.””
Middle Scots
Scots
rop
“A drop or small quantity of liquid in regional usage.”
Modern English
English
rop
“An obsolete or dialectal word, chiefly recorded in Scots and regional speech.”