gielp

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gelp, from Proto-Germanic *gelpą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout, chant”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ji͜ylp/, [ji͜yɫp]

Noun

ġielp m

  1. a boast
  2. boasting
  3. pride

Declension
Declension of gielp (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ġielp ġielpas
accusative ġielp ġielpas
genitive ġielpes ġielpa
dative ġielpe ġielpum

Derived terms
  • dolġielp
  • ġielpan
  • ġielpcwide
  • ġielphlæden
  • ġielplīċ
  • īdelġielp

Descendants
  • Middle English: ȝelp, gelp, ȝealp, ȝeolp, ȝælp; yelp, ȝelpe
    • English: yelp
    • Scots: yelp, yalp
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