"hempie" meaning in English

See hempie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more hempie [comparative], most hempie [superlative]
Etymology: From hemp + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hemp|ie}} hemp + -ie Head templates: {{en-adj}} hempie (comparative more hempie, superlative most hempie)
  1. (obsolete, Scotland and Northern England) Deserving of being hanged. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete Synonyms (Deserving of being hanged): hangworthy
    Sense id: en-hempie-en-adj-4-QoMJJG Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 26 15 25 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 19 25 16 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 17 10 16 9 13 11 0 6 Disambiguation of 'Deserving of being hanged': 99 1
  2. (obsolete, Scotland and Northern England) Wild; riotous; mischievous. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete
    Sense id: en-hempie-en-adj-evFNZmtL Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 26 15 25 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 19 25 16 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 22 20 9 15 8 12 10 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 17 10 16 9 13 11 0 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hemp, hempy

Noun

Forms: hempies [plural]
Etymology: From hemp + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hemp|ie}} hemp + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} hempie (plural hempies)
  1. (obsolete, Scotland and Northern England) A criminal; someone who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete Categories (topical): Capital punishment Synonyms (criminal): criminal and Thesaurus:gallows bird
    Sense id: en-hempie-en-noun--12txJwh Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 26 15 25 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 19 25 16 23 18 Disambiguation of 'criminal': 100 0 0
  2. (obsolete, Scotland and Northern England) A rogue. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete Categories (topical): People Synonyms (rogue): troublemaker
    Sense id: en-hempie-en-noun-wpiIZ-VZ Disambiguation of People: 4 29 16 48 4 Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 26 15 25 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 19 25 16 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 22 20 9 15 8 12 10 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 17 10 16 9 13 11 0 6 Disambiguation of 'rogue': 2 97 1
  3. (obsolete, Scotland and Northern England) A wild, romping girl. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete
    Sense id: en-hempie-en-noun-ufRdg9l9 Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 26 15 25 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 19 25 16 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 17 10 16 9 13 11 0 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hemp, hempy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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