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): /ˈhəːpəl/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)pəl

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.
- 2015, Kate Atkinson, A God in Ruins, →ISBN, page 136:
  A woman hirpled along the corridor towards them with the aid of a walking frame.

Scots

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɪrpl/

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

单词	hirple
释义	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): /ˈhəːpəl/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)pəl 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. 2015, Kate Atkinson, A God in Ruins, →ISBN, page 136: A woman hirpled along the corridor towards them with the aid of a walking frame. Scots Etymology Probably from Old Norse. Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈhɪrpl/ 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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