eloper


e·lope

E0095800 (ĭ-lōp′)intr.v. e·loped, e·lop·ing, e·lopes 1. To run away with a lover, especially with the intention of getting married.2. To run away; abscond.
[Perhaps Anglo-Norman aloper, to run away from one's husband with a lover, from Middle Dutch ontlopen, to run away : ont-, away from, along; see ant- in Indo-European roots + lopen, to run.]
e·lope′ment n.e·lop′er n.