ȝelpen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ȝelpe, ȝelp, yelpe, ȝellpenn

Etymology

From Old English ġielpan, from Proto-Germanic *gelpaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛlpən/

Verb

ȝelpen

1. To boast; to glorify, vindicate, or aggrandise (someone or something).
2. To yell or holler; to speak loudly with the intention of being heard.
3. (rare) To be audibly upset or distressed; to wail or lament.
4. (rare) To expand upon; to talk about.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ȝelpen (strong class 3 or weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) ȝelpen, ȝelpe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	ȝelpe	ȝalp, ȝelped
2nd-person singular	ȝelpest	ȝolpe, ȝalp, ȝelpedest
3rd-person singular	ȝelpeth	ȝalp, ȝelped
subjunctive singular	ȝelpe	ȝolpe1, ȝelped1
imperative singular		—
plural2	ȝelpen, ȝelpe	ȝolpen, ȝolpe, ȝelpeden, ȝelpede
imperative plural	ȝelpeth, ȝelpe	—
participles	ȝelpynge, ȝelpende	ȝolpen, ȝolpe, ȝelped, iȝolpe

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• ȝelp
• yelpere
• yelpinge

Descendants

• English: yelp

References

• “yellen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-22.