lippen

[ lip-uhn ]

/ ˈlɪp ən /

Chiefly Scot.

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verb (used with object)

to trust (a person).

to entrust (something) to a person.

verb (used without object)

to have confidence, faith, or trust.

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Origin of lippen

1125–75; Middle English lipnen, earlier lipnien

Words nearby lippen

lipotropic, lipotropin, lip out, Lippe, lipped, lippen, lipper, Lippershey, Lippi, lippick, Lippizaner

How to use lippen in a sentence

As to the end of it if ye gett it not or (before) this winter bepassit lippen (trust) not for it, no nane other writyngs from me.
Royal Edinburgh|Margaret Oliphant
Lippen, the soldier who had fought so valiantly in the chteau, suddenly sprang to his feet.
Fighting in France|Ross Kay
I winna gar ye sweir, for I wad lippen to yer aith no a hair.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Vol. XV., No. 85. January, 1875.|Various
Ye can lippen (trust) that to him, for it's his ain business.
Robert Falconer|George MacDonald

I maun just lippen to yoursel; but ye maunna be very sair on me.
The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales (Vol. 1 of 2)|James Hogg