hirplen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• harplen

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhirplən/

Verb

hirplen

1. to walk with difficulty, hobble; to be wrinkled

Conjugation

Conjugation of hirplen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) hirplen, hirple
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	hirple	hirpled
2nd-person singular	hirplest	hirpledest
3rd-person singular	hirpleth	hirpled
subjunctive singular	hirple
imperative singular		—
plural1	hirplen, hirple	hirpleden, hirplede
imperative plural	hirpleth, hirple	—
participles	hirplynge, hirplende	hirpled, yhirpled

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• ⇒ Yola: harpleat

References

• “hirplen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.