harper

See also: Harper

English

Etymology

harp +‎ -er

Noun

harper (plural harpers)

  1. A harpist, especially one who plays a traditional harp without pedals.
    • 1568, William Cornishe [i.e., William Cornysh], “In the Fleete Made by Me William Cornishe otherwise Called Nyshwhete Chapelman with the Most Famose and Noble Kyng Henry the VII. His Reygne the XIX. Yere the Moneth of July. A Treatise betwene Trouth, and Information.”, in John Skelton, J[ohn] S[tow], editor, Pithy Pleasaunt and Profitable Workes of Maister Skelton, Poete Laureate, Imprinted at London: In Fletestreate, neare vnto Saint Dunstones Churche by Thomas Marshe, OCLC 54747393; republished as Pithy Pleasaunt and Profitable Workes of Maister Skelton, Poete Laureate to King Henry the VIIIth, London: Printed for C. Davis in Pater-noster Row, 1736, OCLC 731569711, page 290:
      The Harpe. […] A harper with his wreſt maye tune the harpe wrong / Mys tunying of an Inſtrument ſhal hurt a true ſonge
  2. (obsolete) An old Irish brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)

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Derived terms

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Danish

Noun

harper c

  1. plural indefinite of harpe

French

Etymology

From Old High German harfan.

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /aʁ.pe/

Verb

harper

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to grasp forcefully

Conjugation

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

harper m, f

  1. indefinite plural of harpe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

harper f

  1. indefinite plural of harpe

Old French

Verb

harper

  1. to play the harp

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ps, *-pt are modified to s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of harper (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive harper avoir harpé
gerund en harpant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle harpant
past participle harpé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present harp harpes harpe harpons harpez harpent
imperfect harpoie, harpeie, harpoe, harpeve harpoies, harpeies, harpoes, harpeves harpoit, harpeit, harpot, harpeve harpiiens, harpiens harpiiez, harpiez harpoient, harpeient, harpoent, harpevent
preterite harpai harpas harpa harpames harpastes harperent
future harperai harperas harpera harperons harperoiz, harpereiz, harperez harperont
conditional harperoie, harpereie harperoies, harpereies harperoit, harpereit harperiiens, harperiens harperiiez, harperiez harperoient, harpereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present harp hars hart harpons harpez harpent
imperfect harpasse harpasses harpast harpissons, harpissiens harpissoiz, harpissez, harpissiez harpassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— harpe — harpons harpez —
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