kepv.

Brit.

/kɛp/, U.S.

/kɛp/, Scottish English

/kɛp/

Forms: Also 1500s kepp, 1700s keap, kaip, 1800s cape. Past tense Scottish1700s kept.

Etymology: Differentiated form of keep v. (compare s.v. senses 6, 7, 8), the short vowel of the past tense kept having been carried into the present and infinitive. In some Scots dialects, now cape/keːp/, with abnormal lengthening.

Scottish and northern dialect.

1. transitive. To meet, intercept, throw oneself in the way of (a person or thing); to stop the course of; to receive the force of (a blow); †to catch hold of.

ΚΠ

c1420 Anturs of Arth. (Douce) 618 Gawayne bi þe coler keppes [Thornton MS. clekis] þe kniȝte.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid x. xiii. 97 The bytand brand vphevyt keppit he.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 6875 Eneas to Aiax angarely rode, And he keppit hym cantly with a kene spere.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 165 Thay prepare..and quiklie cumis furth to kepp the Scottis in thair cuming.

c1620 A. Hume Of Orthogr. Britan Tongue (1870) i. iv. §3 Thre be, as it were, hammeres stryking, and the rest stiddies, kepping the strakes of the hammeres.

c1620 A. Hume Of Orthogr. Britan Tongue (1870) i. v. §5 Behind the voual, if a consonant kep it, we sound it alwayes as a k.

1793 T. Scott Poems 364 Whare Benlomond keps, an' cleaves the cluds.

1862 G. MacDonald David Elginbrod I. 68 (E.D.D.) I'm no gaein to kep her at ilka turn.

2. transitive. To catch, in the hands or otherwise, so as to prevent from falling; to catch (falling liquid) as in a vessel.

ΚΠ

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 40 Sum standis besyd and skayld law keppis.

1573 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxxix. 88 Thay..keppit standfulis [of water] at the sklatis thair in.

1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 385 I shall be glad..to kep and receive the off-fallings..that fall from His sweet fingers.

1691 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 40 To kep a Ball, is to catch it; to keep it from falling.

?17.. Song, Lords Marie (Jam.) The Lords Marie has kepp'd her locks Up wi' a gowden kame.

1793 R. Burns Poems (ed. 2) II. 172 Ilk cowslip cup shall kep a tear.

?1795 H. Macneill Scotland's Scaith 8 Will..just whan fa'ing Kept her on his manly breast.

a1802 Lanckin x, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1886) II. iv. 332/2 A bason..To cape this ladie's blood.

a1856 J. Ballantyne Confide ye Ay in Providence Ilka blade o' grass keps its ain drap o' dew.

Phrases

†P1. to kep skaith: to ‘catch’ or receive harm.

ΚΠ

?1572 R. Sempill Premonitioun Barnis of Leith (single sheet) That nane of ȝow kep ony skayth For laik of Premonitioun.

1721 A. Ramsay Fygar rub her iv Laying a' the wyte On you, if she kepp ony skaith.

P2. to kep a catch (also slap, strait, †stress): to be useful in an emergency; to tide someone over during a period of difficulty or need. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1822 R. Wilson Poems 81 The taties kep an unco' slap When meal is dear.

1838 A. Rodger Poems & Songs 84 Lay weekly by what money Ye're used to waste, To kep a strait that may come on ye When looked for least.

1882 J. Hyslop Dream of Masque & Other Poems 133 There's something, Eppy, tae kep a slap, An' I wish it were ten times mair.

1922 Glasgow Herald 15 Apr. 4/5 ‘Lay it by, it'll “kep” a stress’ signified that the article might one day be useful in an emergency.

1951 in Sc. National Dict. at Kep v. [Roxburghshire] Dinna throw that oot—it'll dae tae kep a catch maybe.

Derivatives

kep n. a catch; a haul; also in Mining = keep n. 4e.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > mining equipment > [noun] > cage > equipment used with

keep1849

butterfly1882

overwindera1884

shoe1883

slipper1883

kep1893

1790 A. Wilson Poems 88 She got an honest kepp, Might ser't a decent Miller. Sax year an' mair.

1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Keps, the catches or rests at the top of a pit-shaft on which the cage is caught... This word is often written keeps, but its spoken form is keps.

1901 N.E.D. at Kep Mod. Sc. Gie's a kep! i.e. a catch of a ball. A clever kep.

kep-ball n. see quot. 1877.

ΚΠ

1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Kep-ball (1) the game of catch~ball. (2) The ball with which it is played.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	kep
释义	kepv. Brit. /kɛp/, U.S. /kɛp/, Scottish English /kɛp/ Forms: Also 1500s kepp, 1700s keap, kaip, 1800s cape. Past tense Scottish1700s kept. Etymology: Differentiated form of keep v. (compare s.v. senses 6, 7, 8), the short vowel of the past tense kept having been carried into the present and infinitive. In some Scots dialects, now cape/keːp/, with abnormal lengthening. Scottish and northern dialect. 1. transitive. To meet, intercept, throw oneself in the way of (a person or thing); to stop the course of; to receive the force of (a blow); †to catch hold of. ΚΠ c1420 Anturs of Arth. (Douce) 618 Gawayne bi þe coler keppes [Thornton MS. clekis] þe kniȝte. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid x. xiii. 97 The bytand brand vphevyt keppit he. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 6875 Eneas to Aiax angarely rode, And he keppit hym cantly with a kene spere. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 165 Thay prepare..and quiklie cumis furth to kepp the Scottis in thair cuming. c1620 A. Hume Of Orthogr. Britan Tongue (1870) i. iv. §3 Thre be, as it were, hammeres stryking, and the rest stiddies, kepping the strakes of the hammeres. c1620 A. Hume Of Orthogr. Britan Tongue (1870) i. v. §5 Behind the voual, if a consonant kep it, we sound it alwayes as a k. 1793 T. Scott Poems 364 Whare Benlomond keps, an' cleaves the cluds. 1862 G. MacDonald David Elginbrod I. 68 (E.D.D.) I'm no gaein to kep her at ilka turn. 2. transitive. To catch, in the hands or otherwise, so as to prevent from falling; to catch (falling liquid) as in a vessel. ΚΠ a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 40 Sum standis besyd and skayld law keppis. 1573 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxxix. 88 Thay..keppit standfulis [of water] at the sklatis thair in. 1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 385 I shall be glad..to kep and receive the off-fallings..that fall from His sweet fingers. 1691 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 40 To kep a Ball, is to catch it; to keep it from falling. ?17.. Song, Lords Marie (Jam.) The Lords Marie has kepp'd her locks Up wi' a gowden kame. 1793 R. Burns Poems (ed. 2) II. 172 Ilk cowslip cup shall kep a tear. ?1795 H. Macneill Scotland's Scaith 8 Will..just whan fa'ing Kept her on his manly breast. a1802 Lanckin x, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1886) II. iv. 332/2 A bason..To cape this ladie's blood. a1856 J. Ballantyne Confide ye Ay in Providence Ilka blade o' grass keps its ain drap o' dew. Phrases †P1. to kep skaith: to ‘catch’ or receive harm. ΚΠ ?1572 R. Sempill Premonitioun Barnis of Leith (single sheet) That nane of ȝow kep ony skayth For laik of Premonitioun. 1721 A. Ramsay Fygar rub her iv Laying a' the wyte On you, if she kepp ony skaith. P2. to kep a catch (also slap, strait, †stress): to be useful in an emergency; to tide someone over during a period of difficulty or need. Now rare. ΚΠ 1822 R. Wilson Poems 81 The taties kep an unco' slap When meal is dear. 1838 A. Rodger Poems & Songs 84 Lay weekly by what money Ye're used to waste, To kep a strait that may come on ye When looked for least. 1882 J. Hyslop Dream of Masque & Other Poems 133 There's something, Eppy, tae kep a slap, An' I wish it were ten times mair. 1922 Glasgow Herald 15 Apr. 4/5 ‘Lay it by, it'll “kep” a stress’ signified that the article might one day be useful in an emergency. 1951 in Sc. National Dict. at Kep v. [Roxburghshire] Dinna throw that oot—it'll dae tae kep a catch maybe. Derivatives kep n. a catch; a haul; also in Mining = keep n. 4e. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > mining equipment > [noun] > cage > equipment used with keep1849 butterfly1882 overwindera1884 shoe1883 slipper1883 kep1893 1790 A. Wilson Poems 88 She got an honest kepp, Might ser't a decent Miller. Sax year an' mair. 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Keps, the catches or rests at the top of a pit-shaft on which the cage is caught... This word is often written keeps, but its spoken form is keps. 1901 N.E.D. at Kep Mod. Sc. Gie's a kep! i.e. a catch of a ball. A clever kep. kep-ball n. see quot. 1877. ΚΠ 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Kep-ball (1) the game of catch~ball. (2) The ball with which it is played. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.c1420
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