limp

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
limp1

▶verb walk with difficulty because of an injured leg or foot.

■ (of a damaged ship or aircraft) proceed with difficulty.

▶noun a limping gait.

– origin ME: rel. to obs. limphalt ‘lame’, and prob. of Gmc origin.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
limp2

▶adjective

• 1 not stiff or firm.

  ■ (of a book cover) not stiffened with board.

• 2 without energy or vigour.

– derivatives
limply adverb,
limpness noun.

– origin C18: of unknown origin; perh. rel. to limp1.