hirple

British  

/ ˈhɪrpəl /

verb

1. to limp

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noun

1. a limping gait

Etymology

Origin of hirple

C15: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Give me my staff; I must hirple up that weary hill again, and you, come hither.”

From A Monk of Fife by Lang, Andrew

I hear thy pony can scarce hirple on three legs," answered my lord, clapping me on my shoulder, "but I like a lad of spirit, and go thou shalt.

From Tales From Scottish Ballads by Stewart, Allan

Even most of the natives have stone-bruised feet and "hirple" along as if finishing a six-day walk in "the Garden."

From A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel by Bayne, S. G.

Tak' gray hairs and wrinkles, and hirple wi' me, And think on the seventeen hundred and fifty.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles

She walked very slowly, leaning on a long staff, and she gave a bit hirple now and then, as if she were lame.

From The Scottish Fairy Book by Grierson, Elizabeth Wilson