I. ˈskam-pər intransitive verb
( 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
II. noun
Date: 1697
: a playful or hurried run or movement