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hirple
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)
- (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.
- 1922, John Buchan, Huntingtower,
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)
- to limp, hobble
- to cripple or hamper some venture or project
Noun
hirple (plural hirples)
- a limp
Derived terms
- hirplock
- hirpler
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hurple
English
Etymology
From Scots hirple.
Noun
hurple (plural hurples)
- (Scotland) An impediment similar to a limp.
- After he sprained his ankle, he walked away with a hurple.
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