wlips

wlips
adj lisping, speaking inarticulately, stuttering, stammering (2)

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  • lispeln — Vsw std. (15. Jh.), fnhd. lispeln Stammwort. Erweiterung zu ahd. lispēn; entsprechend ae. wlispian. Zu ae. wlisp, wlips stammelnd . Wohl ein Lautbild. Mit anderem Vokal (Ablaut ?) nschw. läspa lispeln .    Ebenso nndl. lispen, ne. lisp. ✎ Seebold …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • lisp — [lisp] vi. [ME lyspen, earlier wlispen < OE wlyspian < wlisp, wlips, a lisping, akin to Ger lispeln, MLowG wlispen, wilspen, of echoic orig.] 1. to substitute the sounds (th) and (th) for the sounds of s and z, as in pronouncing sing as… …   English World dictionary

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