whelwryghte

Middle English

Alternative forms

• whele wryght, welewrith, qwelewright, whelwryȝth, whele wryghte

Etymology

From whel (“wheel”) +‎ wryghte, from Old English wyrhta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhweːlˌwrixt(ə)/, /ˈhweːlˌwriːxt(ə)/, /ˈhwil-/

Noun

whelwryghte (plural whelwryghtes)

1. (rare) A person employed in building and maintaining wheels; a wheelmaker.
2. (rare) A person involved with or connected to wheels.

Descendants

• English: wheelwright

References

• “whēle-wright(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.