Dictionary entry

Limp

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Limp (lĭmp), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Limped (lĭmt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n.Limping.] [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame, OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to limp, a √120.] To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. Shak.