hearpe

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *harpǭ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑr.pe/, [ˈhæ͜ɑrˠ.pe]

Noun

hearpe f

  1. harp
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      Ne biþ him tō hearpan hyġe, ne tō hringþege, ne tō wīfe wyn, ne tō worulde hyht, ne ymbe ōwiht elles, nefne ymb ȳða ġewealc, ac ā hafað longunge sē þe on lagu fundað.
      His mind is not for a harp, nor for a gift of ring, nor for a wife’s mirth, nor for world’s hope, nor about anything else, unless about the rolling of waves, but he always has a longing, the one who rushes onto the sea.
  2. lyre

Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative hearpe hearpan
accusative hearpan hearpan
genitive hearpan hearpena
dative hearpan hearpum

Descendants

  • Middle English: harpe
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