Old English · verb
hwelpian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈxwel.pi.ɑn/[ˈʍeɫ.pi.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈxwel · pi · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- whelp
Meaning
-
to give birth (of some animals)
Sē lēohwelp, þonne hē ġehwelpod biþ, slǣpþ þrī dagas.
After a lion cub is born, it sleeps for three days.
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | hwelpiġe | hwelpode |
| 2nd singular | hwelpast | hwelpodest |
| 3rd singular | hwelpaþ | hwelpode |
| Plural | hwelpiaþ | hwelpodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | hwelpiġe | hwelpode |
| Plural | hwelpiġen | hwelpoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | hwelpian |
| Inflected infinitive | hwelpienne |
| Imperative singular | hwelpa |
| Imperative plural | hwelpiaþ |
| Present participle | hwelpiende |
| Past participle | hwelpodġehwelpod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
Composed of hwelp + -ian. Compare Middle English chīlden (already attested c. 1175 in the Ormulum).
Descendants
whelp
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