"move or run by leaps," early 15c., from Old French galoper "to gallop" (12c.), central Old French form of Old North French waloper, probably from Frankish *wala hlaupan "to run well" (see wallop). Related: Galloped; galloping. Though the French word is Germanic, Dutch galopperen, German galoppiren, Swedish galoppera are from French.
gallop (n.)
"a leaping gait," the most rapid movement of a horse, 1520s, from gallop (v.).
He was galloping down the road
The horse was galloping along
Did you gallop the horse just now?
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