humpeln
to hobble, to limp
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
himpele
Basel-Landschaft
himperle
Basel-Landschaft
hyppere
Basel-Landschaft
hypperle
Basel-Landschaft
hoppe
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhʊmpəln/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from German Low German [Term?], from Middle Low German *humpelen (attested in the nominalization humpeler). Compare Dutch hompelen, which, according to Van Neen & Van der Sijs, is of imitative origin, akin to huppen, English hop, etc.
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