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hurple en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɜː.pəl/ (UK)

Etymology

A word of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Scots hirple (“to limp”) or Dutch hurken (“to squat”), plus the suffix -le.

Meanings

1. (Scotland) An impediment similar to a limp.
   • After he sprained his ankle, he walked away with a hurple.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
hurples	Number=Plur		lexicographic

hurple en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɜː.pəl/ (UK)

Etymology

A word of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Scots hirple (“to limp”) or Dutch hurken (“to squat”), plus the suffix -le.

Meanings

1. (England) To shrug up the neck and creep along the streets with a shivering sensation of cold, as an ill-clad person may do on a winter's morning.
   • Goas hurpling abart fit to give a body t'dithers to luke at him! - The Dialect of Leeds, 1862

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
hurpling	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
hurpled	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
hurpled	Tense=Past		lexicographic
hurples	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic