flype

1 of 2

transitive verb

ˈflīp

-ed/-ing/-s

1

chiefly Scottish : to strip off by or as if by peeling

2

chiefly Scottish : to turn or fold back (as a stocking)

flype

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

chiefly Scottish

: a fold or flap (as of something turned back)

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

Middle English flipen, probably of Scandinavian origin like flype entry 2

Noun

of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic flipi lip of a horse, piece of skin or leather, flipa to wound, Old Norse fleipa to gossip, Old Swedish flipa to whimper and perhaps to Old Norse flā to flay

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