whelbarwe
Middle English
Alternative forms
- welbargh, wel barw, whelbergh, welebaraw, whelebarow, whelebarowe, wheyle barowe, whelebarugh, whelberghe, whyle-barrou, wolberow
Etymology
From whel (“wheel”) + barwe (“handbarrow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhweːlˌbarɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈhweːlˌbarwə/, /ˈhwil-/
Noun
whelbarwe (plural whelbarwes)
Descendants
- English: wheelbarrow
- Scots: whirlbarrae (with replacement of first element)
References
- “whēle-barowe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 May 2018.