Is that odd-looking “holp” an archaic word or a spelling mistake? ❋ Martin A. Nowak (2011)
Just as genes and organisms undergo natural selection, words—specifically, irregular verbs such as “holp” that do not take an -ed ending in the past tense—are subject to powerful pressure to “regularize” as the language develops. ❋ Martin A. Nowak (2011)
In turns out that “holp” was the past tense of “help” when Shakespeare wrote these words sometime between 1589 and 1594. ❋ Martin A. Nowak (2011)
May 11, 2009 at 9:47 am holp holp holp! cow-werkers are talkin poly-ticks! ❋ Unknown (2009)
June 11th, 2006 at 6:16 pm punaise, punaise, halp – help – holp! ❋ Unknown (2006)
You had musty victual, and he hath holp to eat it: he is a very valiant trencherman; he hath an excellent stomach. ❋ Unknown (2004)
And his great love, sharp as his spur, hath holp him ❋ Unknown (2004)
For my brother, I think he holds you well, and in dearness of heart hath holp to effect your ensuing marriage; — surely suit ill spent and labour ill bestowed. ❋ Unknown (2004)
How Sir Launcelot rode on his adventure, and how he holp a dolorous lady from her pain, and how that he fought with a dragon. ❋ Unknown (2003)
Then they swore it should be done, and so passed forth Sir Launcelot, and each one of the brethren holp other as well as they might. ❋ Unknown (2003)
And there was none of these other knights but they read in books, and holp for to sing mass, and rang bells, and did bodily all manner of service. ❋ Unknown (2003)
How Sir Launcelot rode on his adventure, and how he holp a dolorous lady from her pain, and how that he fought with ❋ Unknown (2003)
I's a mis'ble sinner, and don't 'sarve to ax for a crumb; but jis holp me, and keep on a holpin' me till we all come out right in de en '; den ketch us up in de w'ite cloud unto glory. ❋ Unknown (1984)
Don't be surprised if you hear me say some day, "Wall, doctor, thet air shor 'er powerful preety operation, an' I air plumb obleeged ter ye fer thet yo 'let me holp ye with hit." ❋ Eliot H. Robinson (N/A)
And there were none of those other knights but read in books, and holp in the worship and did bodily all manner of service. ❋ U. Waldo Cutler (N/A)
Uncle Jasper holp him if dere was many to be made all at one time. ❋ Work Projects Administration (N/A)
And so, you see, d'you see, says I, 'Tom Bruce, do you stick to the critter, and he'll holp you out of the skrimmage;' and, says I, 'I'll take the back-track, and foller atter madam.' ❋ Robert M. Bird (N/A)
The little negro boy who had brought Shashai to the doorstep, and who had been staring popeyed during the conversation, dashed away toward the paddock, to rush upon Shelby with a wild tale of "dat lady f'om de norf was a-sassin 'Missie Peggy jist scan'lous and orderin' Shelby fer to come quick ter holp her." ❋ Unknown (N/A)
Tell him, too, dat ef he'll do dis, dat his ole fader'll leab his happy home an 'come down dar an' holp him; holp him at his wuck; holp him to bar ebery load; gib him strength when he'm weak; hole up his feet when he'm weary; watch ober him day and night, all de time, till he'm ready to come up yere, an 'lib wid de Saviour foreber! ❋ Various (N/A)
An '-- mebbe, again, hit war wrong -- but maw an' me couldn't holp thinkin 'thet the leetle gal war sent us by the good ❋ Eliot H. Robinson (N/A)
Hey [Taryn] [can I] holp you while you do your [homework]?
Do you mean help?
No... ❋ Gamebriel64 (2018)
[dude] [your mum] just [got] holpe ❋ Dikky Thikky (2018)
