gielp

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġilp, ġelp, ġylp

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