Lippit

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. In Scots dialect, to place trust in or rely on a person or thing
2. A Scottish term meaning to depend on or have confidence in someone or something
3. Scots usage describing the act of trusting or putting faith in another person

Etymology: "Lippit" is a Scots word meaning "suspicious" or "distrustful," and it is most often heard in the phrase "to be lippit," meaning to be wary of someone or to expect a trick. It is not a standard English word, and it has no connection to "lip" beyond a surface resemblance. The adjective is an Old Scots formation, usually traced to the Middle Scots period, and it is recorded in Scottish dictionaries as a term for being on one's guard or suspicious. Its exact derivation is uncertain: it may be linked to "lippen," a Scots verb meaning "to trust" or "to rely on," with the adjective expressing the opposite sense of not trusting. Because the evidence is thin, the precise path from "lippen" to "lippit" cannot be confirmed.