whelmen

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • whilmene, qwelme

Etymology

Perhaps from Old English *hwealmnian, a variant of *hwealfnian, from hwealf (“arched, concave, vaulted; an arched or vaulted ceiling”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwalb, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbą (“arch, vault”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhwɛlmən/

Verb

whelmen

  1. To turn over.
  2. To turn (sth.) upside down.

Conjugation

Conjugation of whelmen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) whelmen, whelme
present tense past tense
1st-person singular whelme whelmed
2nd-person singular whelmest whelmedest
3rd-person singular whelmeth whelmed
subjunctive singular whelme
imperative singular —
plural1 whelmen, whelme whelmeden, whelmede
imperative plural whelmeth, whelme —
participles whelmynge, whelmende whelmed, ywhelmed

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: whelm
  • Yola: whil

References

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