- wlisp
- adj lisping, speaking inarticulately, stuttering, stammering (1)
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wlisp — … Useful english dictionary
Lisp — (l[i^]sp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lisped} (l[i^]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lisping}.] [OE. lispen, lipsen, AS. wlisp stammering, lisping; akin to D. & OHG. lispen to lisp, G. lispeln, Sw. l[ a]spa, Dan. lespe.] 1. To pronounce the sibilant letter s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lisped — Lisp Lisp (l[i^]sp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lisped} (l[i^]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lisping}.] [OE. lispen, lipsen, AS. wlisp stammering, lisping; akin to D. & OHG. lispen to lisp, G. lispeln, Sw. l[ a]spa, Dan. lespe.] 1. To pronounce the sibilant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lisping — Lisp Lisp (l[i^]sp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lisped} (l[i^]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lisping}.] [OE. lispen, lipsen, AS. wlisp stammering, lisping; akin to D. & OHG. lispen to lisp, G. lispeln, Sw. l[ a]spa, Dan. lespe.] 1. To pronounce the sibilant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lisp — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Lisp ICD10 = ICD10|F|80|8|f|80 ICD9 = ICD9|307.9 A lisp (OE wlisp , stammering) Concise English Dictionary Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 1994, ISBN 1 85326 328 1] is a speech impediment, historically also known as… … Wikipedia
Lispeln — Lispeln, verb. reg. act. et neutr. welches im letztern Falle das Hülfswort haben bekommt. Es ist eine Onomatopöie, welche eine dreyfache Art des Schalles ausdruckt. 1) Einen Fehler der Aussprache, wenn die Zunge des Sprechenden zu lang und groß… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
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 — {{11}}lisp (n.) 1620s, from LISP (Cf. lisp) (v.). {{12}}lisp (v.) late O.E. awlyspian to lisp, from wlisp (adj.) lisping, probably of imitative origin (Cf. M.Du., O.H.G. lispen, Dan. læspe, Swed. läspa). Related: Lisped; lisping … Etymology dictionary
lisp — noun a speech defect in which s is pronounced like th in thick and z is pronounced like th in this. verb speak with a lisp. Derivatives lisper noun lisping noun & adjective lispingly adverb Origin OE wlispian, from wlisp (adjective) lisping , of… … English new terms dictionary
lisp — /lɪsp / (say lisp) noun 1. a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th sounds of thin and this, respectively. 2. the act, habit, or sound of lisping. –verb (t) 3. to pronounce with a lisp. – …
