"hirple" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈhɜː.pəl/ [UK] Forms: hirples [present, singular, third-person], hirpling [participle, present], hirpled [participle, past], hirpled [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)pəl 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”). Etymology templates: {{unk|en|title=unknown}} unknown, {{cog|sco|-}} Scots, {{der|en|non|herpast||to suffer from cramp}} Old Norse herpast (“to suffer from cramp”), {{glossary|middle voice}} middle voice, {{cog|is|herpa||to contract, to draw together}} Icelandic herpa (“to contract, to draw together”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} hirple (third-person singular simple present hirples, present participle hirpling, simple past and past participle hirpled)
  1. (intransitive, Scotland, northern UK) To walk with a limp, to drag a limb, to walk lamely; to move with a gait somewhere between walking and crawling. Tags: Northern, Scotland, UK, intransitive Categories (topical): Gaits Synonyms: hobble

Noun [Scots]

IPA: /ˈhɪrpl/ Forms: hirples [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Old Norse. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|non|-}} Old Norse Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|hirples|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} hirple (plural hirples), {{sco-noun}} hirple (plural hirples)
  1. a limp Derived forms: hirplock, hirpler
    Sense id: en-hirple-sco-noun-byUezcvx Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 31 36 33

Verb [Scots]

IPA: /ˈhɪrpl/ Forms: hirples [present, singular, third-person], hirplin [participle, present], hirpelt [past], hirpelt [participle, past]
Etymology: Probably from Old Norse. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|non|-}} Old Norse Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|hirples|present participle|hirplin|simple past|hirpelt|past participle|hirpelt|head=}} hirple (third-person singular simple present hirples, present participle hirplin, simple past hirpelt, past participle hirpelt), {{sco-verb|hirples|hirplin|hirpelt|hirpelt}} hirple (third-person singular simple present hirples, present participle hirplin, simple past hirpelt, past participle hirpelt)
  1. to limp, hobble
    Sense id: en-hirple-sco-verb-zybx-zNW Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 31 36 33
  2. to cripple or hamper some venture or project
    Sense id: en-hirple-sco-verb-6GEuij7M Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 31 36 33

Inflected forms

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