eldertongue

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

  1. a boast

  2. boasting

  3. 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

Declension of gielp
SingularPlural
Nominative ġielpġielpas
Accusative ġielpġielpas
Genitive ġielpesġielpa
Dative ġielpeġielpum

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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