Lippen

Alternative forms

• licken dialectal

Origin

From Middle English lipnen ("to trust"), of obscure origin. Perhaps an alteration of Middle English litnen ("to trust"), of origin, compare Swedish lita ("to trust, depend, rely on").

Full definition of lippen

Verb

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

Usage notes

Sense 2 usually with to or on.

Derived terms

• lippening

Anagrams

• nipple