harpern.¹

Brit.

/ˈhɑːpə/, U.S.

/ˈhɑrpər/

Forms: Old English harperi, hearpere, herpere, herperi, Middle English harpare, Middle English harpor, harpour, Middle English harpowre, harpure, herper, 1500s harpar, Middle English– harper.

Etymology: Old English hearpere = Middle High German harpfære , Old Norse harpari < Old Germanic type *harparjo-z , < harpôn- harp n.¹: see -er suffix¹. Middle English had also the Anglo-Norman form harpour = French harpeur, Old French harpeor, late Latin harpātōr-em.

a. One who harps or plays upon a harp.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > string player > [noun] > harp-player

harpera800

harpist1613

harpress1814

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > string player > [noun] > harp-player > of Anglo-Saxon harp

harper1767

harpist1898

a800 Leiden Gloss. 147 in Sweet Old Eng. Texts 115 Fidicen, harperi.

c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xxx. §6 Ðæs hearperes wif.

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 272 Menestral he was gode ynou, & harpare in eche poynte.

c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 880 As harporez harpen in her harpe, Þat nwe songe þay songen ful cler.

1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) v. viii. 99 The poete Orpheus was so swete an harpoure that the trees folowed him.

1483 Cath. Angl. 176/2 An Harper, citharedo.

1580 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1889) IV. 194 Gevyn to the blynde harpar xijd.

1664 S. Crossman Young Mans Medit. ii. 19 The Harpers..Harping on Harps of Gold.

1767 T. Percy Ess. Anc. Minstrels 7 Much greater honours seem to have been heaped upon the northern scalds..than appear to have been paid to the minstrels and harpers of the Anglo-Saxons.

1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece II. ii. vii. 570 The Lesbian harper Terpander.

1883 G. Vigfusson & F. Y. Powell Corpus Poet. Boreale p. lv In England an innovation appears, the harper who sits at the king's feet.

1912 W. M. Dixon Eng. Epic & Heroic Poetry 61 The braggart, the coward, the bard or harper, cunning with the glee-wood..all are there.

b. have at (among) you, harpers: see quot. 1785.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > expression of warning [phrase]

have at (among) you, harpers1546

look out for squalls1836

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. vii. sig. Fiii Haue among you blynde harpers (sayd I.) The mo the merier.

a1625 J. Fletcher Mad Lover i. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. B2^v/2 Has a Battalia now in's braines, he draws out now Have at ye Harpers.

1641 M. Parker (title) The Poet's Blind Man's Bough; or have among you, my Blind Harpers.

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Harp Have among you, my blind harpers; an expression used in throwing or shooting at random among a crowd.

†2. Applied to various Irish coins current in the 16th and 17th centuries, bearing the figure of a harp; esp. the harp-shilling n., worth 9d. of English money. Obsolete exc. Historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > Irish coins > [noun]

harp1543

harp-groat1543

harped groata1549

rose pence1556

smulkinc1571

harp-shilling1591

harper1598

patrick1673

thirteenc1720

fourpence-halfpenny1723

thirteener1762

tenpenny1822

thirteen-penny1828

sun groat1861

twenty-pence piece1981

1598 E. Guilpin Skialetheia sig. C5^v Art thou yet to learne, A harper from a shilling to discerne?

1607 Fayre Mayde of Exchange in T. Heywood Wks. (1874) II. 26 Your shilling prov'd but a harper.

1726–31 N. Tindal tr. P. Rapin de Thoyras Hist. Eng. (1743) II. xvii. 157 Elizabeth coined also Irish Money, namely, shillings called Harpers.

1839 W. J. Thoms Anecd. & Trad. (Camden) 54.

3. The harp-seal ( Cent. Dict.).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	harper
释义	harpern.¹ Brit. /ˈhɑːpə/, U.S. /ˈhɑrpər/ Forms: Old English harperi, hearpere, herpere, herperi, Middle English harpare, Middle English harpor, harpour, Middle English harpowre, harpure, herper, 1500s harpar, Middle English– harper. Etymology: Old English hearpere = Middle High German harpfære , Old Norse harpari < Old Germanic type harparjo-z , < harpôn-* harp n.¹: see -er suffix¹. Middle English had also the Anglo-Norman form harpour = French harpeur, Old French harpeor, late Latin harpātōr-em. 1. a. One who harps or plays upon a harp. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > string player > [noun] > harp-player harpera800 harpist1613 harpress1814 society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > string player > [noun] > harp-player > of Anglo-Saxon harp harper1767 harpist1898 a800 Leiden Gloss. 147 in Sweet Old Eng. Texts 115 Fidicen, harperi. c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xxx. §6 Ðæs hearperes wif. 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 272 Menestral he was gode ynou, & harpare in eche poynte. c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 880 As harporez harpen in her harpe, Þat nwe songe þay songen ful cler. 1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) v. viii. 99 The poete Orpheus was so swete an harpoure that the trees folowed him. 1483 Cath. Angl. 176/2 An Harper, citharedo. 1580 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1889) IV. 194 Gevyn to the blynde harpar xijd. 1664 S. Crossman Young Mans Medit. ii. 19 The Harpers..Harping on Harps of Gold. 1767 T. Percy Ess. Anc. Minstrels 7 Much greater honours seem to have been heaped upon the northern scalds..than appear to have been paid to the minstrels and harpers of the Anglo-Saxons. 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece II. ii. vii. 570 The Lesbian harper Terpander. 1883 G. Vigfusson & F. Y. Powell Corpus Poet. Boreale p. lv In England an innovation appears, the harper who sits at the king's feet. 1912 W. M. Dixon Eng. Epic & Heroic Poetry 61 The braggart, the coward, the bard or harper, cunning with the glee-wood..all are there. b. have at (among) you, harpers: see quot. 1785. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > expression of warning [phrase] have at (among) you, harpers1546 look out for squalls1836 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. vii. sig. Fiii Haue among you blynde harpers (sayd I.) The mo the merier. a1625 J. Fletcher Mad Lover i. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. B2^v/2 Has a Battalia now in's braines, he draws out now Have at ye Harpers. 1641 M. Parker (title) The Poet's Blind Man's Bough; or have among you, my Blind Harpers. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue at Harp Have among you, my blind harpers; an expression used in throwing or shooting at random among a crowd. †2. Applied to various Irish coins current in the 16th and 17th centuries, bearing the figure of a harp; esp. the harp-shilling n., worth 9d. of English money. Obsolete exc. Historical. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > Irish coins > [noun] harp1543 harp-groat1543 harped groata1549 rose pence1556 smulkinc1571 harp-shilling1591 harper1598 patrick1673 thirteenc1720 fourpence-halfpenny1723 thirteener1762 tenpenny1822 thirteen-penny1828 sun groat1861 twenty-pence piece1981 1598 E. Guilpin Skialetheia sig. C5^v Art thou yet to learne, A harper from a shilling to discerne? 1607 Fayre Mayde of Exchange in T. Heywood Wks. (1874) II. 26 Your shilling prov'd but a harper. 1726–31 N. Tindal tr. P. Rapin de Thoyras Hist. Eng. (1743) II. xvii. 157 Elizabeth coined also Irish Money, namely, shillings called Harpers. 1839 W. J. Thoms Anecd. & Trad. (Camden) 54. 3. The harp-seal ( Cent. Dict.). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). harpern.² (also harpier), apparently error for harpy n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > of classical mythology > harpy harpy1540 harper1586 1586 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 1st Pt. ii. vii Now doth ghastly Death With greedy talents gripe my bleeding heart, And like a harpy [so 8vo; Qo. harper] tires upon my life. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. i. 3 Harpier cries, 'tis time, 'tis time. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.¹a800n.²1586
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