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): /ˈhɜː.pəl/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)pəl === Verb === hirple (third-person singular simple present hirples, present participle hirpling, simple past and past participle hirpled) (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. ==== Synonyms ==== hobble hurple == Scots == === Etymology === Probably from Old Norse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɪrpl/ === Verb === hirple (third-person singular simple present hirples, present participle hirplin, simple past and past participle hirpelt) to limp, hobble to cripple or hamper some venture or project === Noun === hirple (plural hirples) a limp ==== Derived terms ==== hirplock hirpler