n.
Gaw karp; Pat, WA carpe
'talk, conversation, discourse, speech, words; message; mention' (Modern English )
PGmc Ancestor
Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)
karp 'bragging', karpa 'to brag, boast'
(ONP karp (sb.))
Other Scandinavian Reflexes
Icel karp
OE Cognate
Phonological and morphological markers
absence of palatalization of */k/
Summary category
A1c
Especially in alliterative texts; see further carp (v.)
Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus
Gaw 307, 704, 1013; Pe 883; Cl 23, 1327; Pat 118, 415, 519; WA 748, 1023, 1455, etc.
See the remarks in McGee 488-9 on its replacement in some manuscripts of SJ and of Chaucer’s works. MS D of WA reads <carpyng> at 2346.