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

1. 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

Conjugation of ġielpan (strong class 3)

infinitive	ġielpan	ġielpenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġielpe	ġealp
second person singular	ġilpst	gulpe
third person singular	ġilpþ	ġealp
plural	ġielpaþ	gulpon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġielpe	gulpe
plural	ġielpen	gulpen
imperative
singular	ġielp
plural	ġielpaþ
participle	present	past
	ġielpende	(ġe)golpen

Derived terms

• beġielpan

Related terms

• *gealpian

Descendants

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