n. (vbl. n.)
'speech, words'
(Modern English carping)Formed within English on carp (v.); see also carp (n.).
PGmc Ancestor
Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)
karpa 'to brag, boast'
(ONP karpa (CV))
Other Scandinavian Reflexes
Icel karpa, Sw dial karpa
OE Cognate
Phonological and morphological markers
absence of palatalization of */k/
Summary category
A1c
MED's citations are predominantly N and E; see further carp (v.).
Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus
Cl 1550