hirple
hirple · hirples · hirpled · hirpling
To walk with a limp, to drag a limb, to walk lamelyTo walk with a limp, to drag a limb, to walk lamely; to move with a gait somewhere between walking and crawling.
/ˈhɜː.pəl/
Meaning
1 senses(Northern, Scotland, UK)To walk with a limp, to drag a limb, to walk lamely; to move with a gait somewhere between walking and crawling.
Origin
A word of unknown origin, first recorded in Scots sources from the late fifteenth century;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”).
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Forms
hirples, hirpling, hirpled, hirpledSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle