ˈlomper, v. Obs. or dial.
[Cf. lamper v.; also lomber dial., to idle, and lumber v.]
intr. ? To idle. Hence ˈlompering vbl. n., ? idleness.
The passage of Shoreham is very obscure; the text may perhaps be seriously corrupt.
| c 1315 Shoreham iii. 277 Her hys for-bode glotenye,..For hyt norysseþ lecherye,..And þaȝ þer be alone lomprynge In lecheryes rote, All hyt destrueþ charyte. 1847 Halliwell, Lomper. (1) To idle. (2) To walk heavily. |