Middle English Dictionary Entry
filippen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | filippen v. |
| Etymology | Cp. MnE fillip, flip. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To flip or snap (the fingers).
Associated quotations
- c1450 Doc.in Bentley Excerpta Hist.418 : Salte [the sign for]: Philippe with thy rigt thombe and his forefynger ouer the left thombe.