Holp

//hɒlp// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past of help: helped. archaic, form-of, past

    "Thou art my warrior; I holp to frame thee."

  2. 2
    past participle of help. Southern-US, form-of, obsolete, participle, past

    "Like most folks around here, I done holp him so much already I can't quit now."

Synonyms

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aidassistaidaidassistassistance

Example

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"Thou art my warrior; I holp to frame thee."

Etymology

From Middle English holp (first and third person singular past indicative of helpen (“to help”)), from Old English healp (same form of helpan (“to help”)), from Proto-Germanic *halp (same form of *helpaną (“to help”)). Cognate with German half, Middle Dutch holp (in modern Dutch replaced with hielp). More at help.

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