A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Karp(e, var. of Carp v. (to speak, talk). —c1420 Wynt. vi. 2157.
I will na langare karpe wyth thé Ib. vii. 2356.
A rud carle in Ingland Heyly wes off the Kyng karpand a1568 Bann. MS. 79 a/26.
To karp langage that nane may vndirstand
