orp

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orp

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Unknown; possibly related to warp.

verb orps · orping · orped

Scotland To complain, grumble, or be discontented. My heart is ever orpin' on / The bonnie banks o' Tay.
Scotland To be in ill health; to be sickly and shrivelled. Of changling Imp—he spoke, no care could rear, / Which backward seemed to orp, from year to year.

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@misc{orp_2026,
  title = {orp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/orp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}