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lippen

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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”).

verb lippens · lippening · lippened · licken

Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive To entrust; trust to (someone/something).
Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive To trust; to expect; to depend or rely (on). Do not lippen to him! / I was lippening on you.

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"lippen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lippen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lippen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lippen

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"lippen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lippen.

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@misc{lippen_2026,
  title = {lippen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lippen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}