Holpen
/ˈhɒl.pən/noun
An archaic or dialectal past participle of “help,” meaning helped or aided.
Did you know?“Holpen” survives most famously in the phrase “He hath holpen his servant Israel” from the King James Bible’s Magnificat, where it means “has helped.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*helpaną
“To help, aid, or support”
Old English
Old English
helpan
“To assist, save, or give aid”
Old English
Old English
geholpen
“Helped; the past participle of helpan”
Middle English
Middle English
holpen
“Helped or aided; an irregular past participle”
1611
Early Modern English
holpen
“Has helped, as in the King James Bible”
Modern English
English
holpen
“An archaic or dialectal form meaning helped”