Scām'per1, v. i.
[imp. & p. p. SCAMPERED; p. pr. & vb. n. SCAMPERING.] [O. Fr. escamper, Pr. escampar, It. scampare, to escape, to save one's self, Lat. as if excampare, from ex, from, and campus, the field (sc. of battle).] To run with speed; to hasten escape.