'elp

'elp

English

Verb

'elp (third-person singular simple present 'elps, present participle 'elping, simple past and past participle 'elped)

1. Eye dialect spelling of help.
   • 1921, Frederick O'Brien, Mystic Isles of the South Seas.‎:

     The blighter made a bit of a row, and said as 'ow he just could n't 'elp stowin' aw'y every boat for T'iti." "

   • 1915, James Oliver Curwood, The Hunted Woman‎:

     But, so 'elp me God, the last name was FitzHugh!"

   • 1909, W.W. Jacobs, Sailor's Knots (Entire Collection)‎:

     Considering that she 'ad only just buried her 'usband, Rupert found her quite skittish enough, and he couldn't 'elp wondering wot she'd be like when she'd got over her grief a bit more.

   • 1908, Charles Rann Kennedy, The Servant in the House‎:

     I'll be back to 'elp you in with the breakfast, Mr. Manson.

Anagrams

• -ple, EPL, LEP, lep, pel