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
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Ne sċeal nō tō hātheort, · ne tō hrædwyrde,
     ne tō wāc wiga, · ne tō wanhȳdiġ,
     ne tō forht, ne tō fæġen, · ne tō feohġīfre,
     ne nǣfre ġielpes tō ġeorn, · ǣr hē ġeare cunne.

     Should not be too wrathful, nor too hasty in words,
     nor too weak warrior, nor too careless,
     nor too fearful, nor too joyful, nor too eager for money,
     nor ever too eager of pride, before he would know enough.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	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