belimp

English

Etymology

From Middle English belimpen, from Old English belimpan (“to concern, regard, belong to, conduce to, happen, befall, become, befit”), equivalent to be- +‎ limp (“to happen”).

Verb

belimp (third-person singular simple present belimps, present participle belimping, simple past belamp or belimped, past participle belump or belimped)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To happen; occur; befall.
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