English Explanatory Dictionary

lippen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To entrust; trust to (someone/something).
  2. To trust; to expect; to depend or rely (on).

Word forms

lippen lippens lippening lippened licken

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”).

Derived words

lippening mislippen
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