gielpan

Old English

Alternative forms

ġelpan, ġylpan, ġilpan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gelpan, from Proto-Germanic *gelpaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈji͜yl.pɑn/, [ˈji͜yɫ.pɑn]

Verb

ġielpan

to glory, boast, brag (+ genitive about something)
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
  Hē ġealp þæt him nāwiht wiþstandan ne meahte.
  He bragged that nothing could withstand him.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

beġielpan

Descendants

Middle English: ȝelpen, ȝælpen, yelpen
- English: yelp; yap
- Scots: yelp, yalp; yaup, yap

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