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, published 1635, →OCLC:
- The Limpins, Muskles, and Scallops.
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “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