harper/harpist

Sharon Stanfill (sharons@juliet.ll.mit.edu)
Tue, 27 Aug 96 10:25:11 EDT

Just as a note, the Oxford English Dictionary has

harpiste : sorry, Arsalaan - not listed...
harpist: a (professional) harper
1613-1616 W. Brown "That Oeagrian harpist, for whose lay, Tigers
with hunger pinde and left their pray."
1856 Capern "Twas a little fairy harpist, Playing on the subtle air"
etc.etc..
harper: 1.A. one who harps or plays upon a harp
A 800 Leiden Gloss "harperi"
C 888 K Aelfred "Daes hearperes wif"
etc, etc.

Shrug...

Sharon