Meaning & use
Holp
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An archaic or dialectal past tense of 'help,' meaning helped or aided.
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The old ballad reads, 'God holp me in my hour of need.'
In some Appalachian dialects, older speakers still say 'she holp me carry the wood.'
A note on using this word
Once the standard past tense of 'help' in Middle and early Modern English, holp survives today mainly in older literature, the King James Bible, and some regional dialects.
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