Middle English Dictionary Entry
hirplen v.
Entry Info
Forms | hirplen v. Also harplen. |
Etymology | Prob. ON; cp. OI herpast to be contracted with cramp & -herpa contraction (as in munnherpa). Also cp. MnE dial. hirple to hobble. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To walk with difficulty, hobble; (b) to be wrinkled.
Associated quotations
a
- c1400 St.Anne(1) (Min-U Z.822.N.81)931 : Iosep ȝhode hyrpland be þe strete.
b
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)8085 : Þair armes hari, wit hirpild [Göt: harplid] hid, War sette til elbous in þair side.