lippen

See also Lippen

English

Alternative forms

• licken (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle English lipnen (“to trust”), of obscure origin. Perhaps an alteration of Middle English litnen (“to trust”), of North Germanic origin, compare Swedish lita (“to trust, depend, rely on”).

Verb

lippen (third-person singular simple present lippens, present participle lippening, simple past and past participle lippened)

1. (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To intrust; trust to (someone/something).
2. (intransitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To trust; to expect; to depend or rely (on).

   Do not lippen to him! / I was lippening on you.

Usage notes

• Sense 2 usually with to or on.

Derived terms

• lippening

Anagrams

• nipple

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Dutch

Noun

lippen

1. plural form of lip

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Low German

Verb

lippen

1. to sob, to cry

Noun

lippen

1. Plural form of lip

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Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA: [lɪpn]

Verb

tae lippen (third-person singular simple present lippens, present participle lippenin, simple past lippent, past participle lippent)

1. (archaic) to trust, entrust
2. to expect, count on