Meaning of hempie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A criminal; someone who deserves to be, or is likely to be, hanged.
   Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete
2. A rogue.
   Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete
3. A wild, romping girl.
   Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete

Examples

“'Ha, ha, Patie lad!' quo Bessie Elliot, a free-spoken Liddesdale hempy, 'there's a wife com'd for ye the night, Patie lad.'”

““Ay, ay,” answered Rob, “she's under lawfu' authority now; and full time, for she was a daft hempie[…]””

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