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limpan

Pronunciation: /ˈlim.pɑn/

“limpan” is an Old English word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to happen, occur
  2. to happen to (someone); befall
  3. to affect, concern

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *limpan. Cognate with Old High German limphan, limpfan (Middle High German limpfen), Danish lempe, Norwegian lempe.

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