English

Verb

hirple ‎(third-person singular simple present hirples, present participle hirpling, simple past and past participle hirpled)

1. (intransitive, Scotland, northern Britain) to walk with a limp, to drag a limb, to walk lamely; to move with a gait somewhere between walking and crawling.
   • 1922, John Buchan, Huntingtower,

     Get you on that bicycle and hurry on, and I'll hirple after you the best I can.

   • 2015, Kate Atkinson, A God in Ruins, ISBN 9780385618717, page 136:

     A woman hirpled along the corridor towards them with the aid of a walking frame.

Scots

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪrpl/

Verb

hirple ‎(third-person singular present hirples, present participle hirplin, past hirpelt, past participle hirpelt)

1. to limp, hobble
2. to cripple or hamper some venture or project

Noun

hirple ‎(plural hirples)

1. a limp

Derived terms

• hirplock
• hirpler