Lippen

verb

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Definitions

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

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

Example

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

Etymology

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

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