Old English · noun
gielp
Normalised ġielp
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ji͜ylp/[ji͜yɫp]
- Syllables
- ji͜ylp (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- yelpboastboasting
Meaning
-
a boast
-
boasting
-
pride
ne tō wāc wiga, · ne tō wanhȳdiġ, ne tō forht, ne tō fæġen, · ne tō feohġīfre, ne nǣfre ġielpes tō ġeorn, · ǣr hē ġeare cunne.
Should not be too wrathful, nor too hasty in words, nor too weak warrior, nor too careless, nor too fearful, nor too joyful, nor too eager for money, nor ever too eager of pride, before he would know enough.
Ne sċeal nō tō hātheort, · ne tō hrædwyrde,
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gelp, from Proto-Germanic *gelpą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout, chant”).
Descendants
yelp
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