hurple

English

Etymology

A word of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Scots hirple (“to limp”) or Dutch hurken (“to squat”), plus the suffix -le. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)pəl

Verb

hurple (third-person singular simple present hurples, present participle hurpling, simple past and past participle hurpled)

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

Noun

hurple (plural hurples)

1. (Scotland) An impediment similar to a limp.

   After he sprained his ankle, he walked away with a hurple.