- helmian
- \helmian1 wv/t2 to cover, crown; provide with a helmet
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
helmian
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whelm — /hwelm, welm/, v.t. 1. to submerge; engulf. 2. to overcome utterly; overwhelm: whelmed by misfortune. v.i. 3. to roll or surge over something, as in becoming submerged. [1250 1300; ME whelme, appar. b. dial. whelve (OE gehwelfan to bend over) and … Universalium
gehylman — see helmian … Old to modern English dictionary
whelm — c.1300, probably from a parallel form of O.E. hwielfan (W.Saxon), hwelfan (Mercian), in ahwelfan cover over; probably altered by association with O.E. helmian to cover (see HELMET (Cf. helmet)) … Etymology dictionary
whelm — [[t](h)wɛlm, wɛlm[/t]] v. t. 1) to submerge; engulf 2) to overcome utterly; overwhelm: whelmed by misfortune[/ex] 3) to roll or surge over something, as in causing it to submerge • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME whelme, appar. b. dial. whelve (OE… … From formal English to slang
whelm — /wɛlm/ (say welm) verb (t) Obsolete 1. to submerge; engulf. 2. to overcome utterly, or overwhelm: sorrow whelmed him. {Middle English, apparently blend of obsolete whelve (Old English gehwelfan bend over) and helm (Old English helmian cover) …
helm — helm1 [helm] n., vt. [ME < OE, protection, helmet, akin to Ger helm, helmet, OE helmian, to protect < IE base * k̑el , to cover, hide > HULL1, L celare, to hide] archaic & old poet. var. of HELMET helm2 [helm] n. [ME helme < OE helma … English World dictionary
whelm — [hwelm, welm] vt. [ME welmen, whelmen: ? merging of OE hwelfan, to overwhelm, with helmian, to cover: see HELM1] 1. to submerge, cover, or engulf 2. to overpower or crush; overwhelm … English World dictionary
