different between hirple vs hurkle

English

Etymology

A word of unknown origin, first recorded in Scots sources from the late fifteenth century; but probably from Old Norse herpast (“to suffer from cramp”) the middle voice verb. Compare the Icelandic herpa (“to contract, to draw together”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?h??.p?l/
• Rhymes: -??(?)p?l

Verb

hirple (third-person singular simple present hirples, present participle hirpling, simple past and past participle hirpled)

1. (intransitive, Scotland, northern Britain) to walk with a limp, to drag a limb, to walk lamely; to move with a gait somewhere between walking and crawling.
   • 1922, John Buchan, Huntingtower,

     Get you on that bicycle and hurry on, and I'll hirple after you the best I can.

Synonyms

• hobble

Scots

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h?rpl/

Verb

hirple (third-person singular present hirples, present participle hirplin, past hirpelt, past participle hirpelt)

1. to limp, hobble
2. to cripple or hamper some venture or project

Noun

hirple (plural hirples)

1. a limp

Derived terms

• hirplock
• hirpler

English

Alternative forms

• hurple, hirple, hurtle

Etymology

A word of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Scots hirple (“to limp”) or Dutch hurken (“to squat”), plus the suffix -le. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(r)k?l

Verb

hurkle (third-person singular simple present hurkles, present participle hurkling, simple past and past participle hurkled)

1. (intransitive) to draw in the parts of the body, especially with pain or cold
2. to cower
3. (of the limbs) to contract, to pull in

Scots

Etymology

Unknown. May come from Old Norse, possibly related to Dutch hurken (“to squat”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [h?rkl], [h?rkl]

Verb

hurkle (third-person singular present hurkles, present participle hurklin, past hurkled, past participle hurkled)

1. to sit huddled in a crouched position either for warmth or secrecy, to draw oneself together like a crouching animal
2. to walk with the body in a crouching position

Derived terms

• hurklin (“hunchbacked, misshapen”)

Noun

hurkle (plural hurkles)

1. (anatomy) the upper part of the thigh, the hip

Derived terms

• hurkle-bane (“hip bone”)