English Explanatory Dictionary

holp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past of help: helped.
  2. past participle of help.

Pronunciation

/hɒlp/ /həʊlp/ /hoʊp/

Word forms

holp

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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