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Webster 1913 Edition
Harper
Harp′er
(härp′ẽr)
, Noun.
[AS.
hearpere
.] 1.
A player on the harp; a minstrel.
The murmuring pines and the hemlocks . . .
Stand like
Stand like
harpers
hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Longfellow.
2.
A brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp, – formerly current in Ireland.
B. Jonson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Harper
H`ARPER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Harper
Harper
See also: harper
English
Proper noun
Harper
- An occupational surname for a player of the harp.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A female given name of modern usage.
Derived terms
harper
harper
See also: Harper
English
Noun
harper (plural harpers)
- A harpist, especially one who plays a traditional harp without pedals.
- (obsolete) An old Irish brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- 2011. You Can Teach Yourself Lever Harp. Laurie Riley, Beth A. Kolle. Page 8.
French
Etymology
From Old High German harfan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʁ.pe/
Verb
harper
- (transitive, intransitive) to grasp forcefully
Conjugation
Conjugation of harper (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | harper | avoir harpé | |||||
| gerund | en harpant | en ayant harpé | |||||
| present participle | harpant /aʁ.pɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | harpé /aʁ.pe/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | harpe /aʁp/ |
harpes /aʁp/ |
harpe /aʁp/ |
harpons /aʁ.pɔ̃/ |
harpez /aʁ.pe/ |
harpent /aʁp/ |
| imperfect | harpais /aʁ.pɛ/ |
harpais /aʁ.pɛ/ |
harpait /aʁ.pɛ/ |
harpions /aʁ.pjɔ̃/ |
harpiez /aʁ.pje/ |
harpaient /aʁ.pɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | harpai /aʁ.pe/ |
harpas /aʁ.pa/ |
harpa /aʁ.pa/ |
harpâmes /aʁ.pam/ |
harpâtes /aʁ.pat/ |
harpèrent /aʁ.pɛʁ/ |
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| future | harperai /aʁ.pə.ʁe/ |
harperas /aʁ.pə.ʁa/ |
harpera /aʁ.pə.ʁa/ |
harperons /aʁ.pə.ʁɔ̃/ |
harperez /aʁ.pə.ʁe/ |
harperont /aʁ.pə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | harperais /aʁ.pə.ʁɛ/ |
harperais /aʁ.pə.ʁɛ/ |
harperait /aʁ.pə.ʁɛ/ |
harperions /aʁ.pə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
harperiez /aʁ.pə.ʁje/ |
harperaient /aʁ.pə.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | harpe /aʁp/ |
harpes /aʁp/ |
harpe /aʁp/ |
harpions /aʁ.pjɔ̃/ |
harpiez /aʁ.pje/ |
harpent /aʁp/ |
| imperfect1 |
harpasse /aʁ.pas/ |
harpasses /aʁ.pas/ |
harpât /aʁ.pa/ |
harpassions /aʁ.pa.sjɔ̃/ |
harpassiez /aʁ.pa.sje/ |
harpassent /aʁ.pas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | harpe /aʁp/ |
— | harpons /aʁ.pɔ̃/ |
harpez /aʁ.pe/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Old French
Verb
harper
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ps, *-pt are modified to s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of harper (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | harper | avoir harpé | |||||
| gerund | en harpant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | harpant | ||||||
| past participle | harpé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | harp | harpes | harpe | harpons | harpez | harpent |
| imperfect | harpoie, harpeie, harpoe, harpeve | harpoies, harpeies, harpoes, harpeves | harpoit, harpeit, harpot, harpeve | harpiiens, harpiens | harpiiez, harpiez | harpoient, harpeient, harpoent, harpevent | |
| preterite | harpai | harpas | harpa | harpames | harpastes | harperent | |
| future | harperai | harperas | harpera | harperons | harperoiz, harpereiz, harperez | harperont | |
| conditional | harperoie, harpereie | harperoies, harpereies | harperoit, harpereit | harperiiens, harperiens | harperiiez, harperiez | harperoient, harpereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | harp | hars | hart | harpons | harpez | harpent |
| imperfect | harpasse | harpasses | harpast | harpissons, harpissiens | harpissoiz, harpissez, harpissiez | harpassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | harpe | — | harpons | harpez | — | ||