Topt
/tɒpt/noun
An obsolete or dialectal past tense and past participle of “top,” meaning placed above, covered, or surpassed.
Did you know?Early English writers often used “topt” where modern English uses “topped,” before doubled consonants became standardized in spelling.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*tuppaz
“A top, summit, or uppermost part”
Old English
OE
top
“The highest part or summit”
Middle English
ME
toppen
“To place on top, cover, or surpass”
15th–16th Century
English
topt
“An older spelling of the past tense or past participle of “top””
Modern English
English
topped
“The standardized modern form, meaning placed above, covered, or surpassed”