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limphalt
† limphalt, a. Obs. Also 1 læmpihalt, lemphald, -h(e)alt, 6 lympe hault. [OE. lęmphealt, f. *lamp-, abl.-var. of *limp-: see limp v.2] Lame, limping. Hence † limphalting vbl. n., limping.a 700 Epinal Gloss. 589 Lurdus, læmpihalt [Erfurt lemphihalt; Corpus lemphalt; Leiden lemphald]. c 1050 Voc. in W...
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lympold
† lympold, v. Obs. [? f. *lympold, var. of limphalt a.] trans. To defeat (an opponent) at tables by one of the two methods recognized by the laws of the game. Hence lympolding.a 1400 [see lurching vbl. n.2].
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limp
▪ I. † limp, n.1 Obs. rare—1. [f. limp v.1 Cf. OE. ᵹelimp, f. ᵹelimpan.] An occurrence.c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 197 On alle þose limpes ne untrowede neure Iob to-genes ure drihten.▪ II. limp, n.2 (lɪmp) [f. limp v.2] The action of limping; a limping gait or walk.1818 Todd s.v., He has a limp in his w...
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