Main Entry: ¹scam·per

Pronunciation: \ˈskam-pər\

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): scam·pered; scam·per·ing \-p(ə-)riŋ\

Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch schampen to flee, from Middle French escamper, from Italian scampare, from Vulgar Latin *excampare to decamp, from Latin ex- + campus field

Date: 1685

: to run nimbly and usually playfully about