limpin
See also: limp in
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]16th-century dialectal variant of limpet.[1]
Noun
[edit]limpin (plural limpins)
- (obsolete, dialect) A limpet.
- 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book I.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:
- The Limpins, Muskles, and Scallops.
References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “limpet”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English linchpin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]limpin m (plural limpinnau, not mutable)
Derived terms
[edit]- colli limpin (“to lose one's temper”)
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “limpin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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