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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1605
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Carp, v. Also: carpe, cairp; karp, karpe. [ME. carpe(n), ON. karp boasting, Icel. karpa to boast. Only in poetry.]
1. intr. To speak, talk, converse, discourse.1375 Barb. x. 397.
Als-soyn thai Held carpand inward on thair way a1400 Legends of the Saints vi. 145.
As thai thus-gat carpand vare, The appostil to tham com thare c1420 Wynt. v. 1110.
Be the fute a wyff hym gat, And benely carpyt effty re that c1420 Ib. v. 1693.
Quhen this qwene had carpyt thusc1420 Ib. vi. 2157.
I will na langare karpe wyth thé?1438 Alex. i. 2120.
Nane laser mair to carpe haue we ?1438 Ib. ii. 1317.
Thus ȝeid thay carpand to the wall a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 211.
The carll with ane clere voce carpit on he a1500 Golagros and Gawane 46.
Than carpit king Arthur a1500 Henr. Fab. 1058.
As thay wer carpand in this cais with knakis, … Swa come the ȝow a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 1300.
He his hors with spurris scharpe Straike and tarijt nocht to carpe c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 510.
Thai … carpit full cummerlyk, with cop going round c1500-c1512 Id. xxxii. 52.
Quhen carpand wer thir two most crous 1513 Doug. i. iv. 85.
Syk plesand wordis, carpand, he has furth brocht 1513 Ib. iii. ix. 46.
He … on this wys begouth to carp and say 1513 Ib. vi. iii. 8; etc.
Talkand and carpand oft quhar as tha go 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 6874.
Thair toungis ar schairp As ony sword … , Quhairwith sa crouslie thay will cairp a1605 Montg. Son. xviii. 10.
Incurage me, and able I can carpefig. 1535 Stewart 18802.
With brandis bricht that scherand wer and scharp, So cruellie togidder that tha carp
b. Const. of (a thing) or to (a person, etc.).(1) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxix. 726.
Tha[i] … sat percase and carpit sammyne, Quhilis of hernyst & quhilis of gammyn c1400 Troy-bk. i. 312.
As commouns carpe will of all thinge c1420 Wynt. i. 68.
I turne my style Off mankynde for to carpe a quhylle c1420 Ib. vii. 2356.
A rud carle in Ingland Heyly wes off the Kyng karpand?1438 Alex. i. 458.
Of that ȝe carpe na mair to me 1513 Doug. ix. Prol. 32.
Sen we mon carp of vassalage a quhile 1513 Ib. xi. ix. 37.
Ilkane … Carpys of paix c1550 Rolland Court of Venus i. 479.
Thairfoir I say thow carpis of cowardise a1585 Polwart Flyt. 575.
Of his conditions to carp for a while(2) a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 44.
The King carpit to the carll withoutin debait a1500 Golagros and Gawane 53.
Schir Kay carpit to the king a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 1881.
Thar carpit Cato to the king, Clerkly and with faire having 1513 Doug. ii. vii. 24.
In haymly wordis to ws thus carpis he 1513 Ib. xi. xi. 50.
Onto the hevyn abuf thus carpys he
c. To produce musical sounds.1461 Liber Pluscardensis 392.
Rycht as all stringis ar reulit in a harp In ane accord … than curiusly thai carp
2. tr. To say, utter (words, etc.).a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 492.
That word is for nocht That thow carpis thair a1500 Prestis of Peblis 84.
The king … thire wordis to thaim carpis 1513 Doug. vii. iv. 5.
Thir wordis first to thame carpis the king a1568 Bannatyne MS 79 a/26.
To karp langage that nane may vndirstand1572 Satirical Poems xxxii. 46.
As wratches werie the corenoche we carpe
