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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English ġielpan, from Proto-Germanic *gelpaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
ȝelpen
- To boast; to glorify, vindicate, or aggrandise (someone or something).
- To yell or holler; to speak loudly with the intention of being heard.
- (rare) To be audibly upset or distressed; to wail or lament.
- (rare) To expand upon; to talk about.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) ȝelpen, ȝelpe
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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ȝelpe
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ȝalp, ȝelped
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| 2nd-person singular
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ȝelpest
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ȝolpe, ȝalp, ȝelpedest
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| 3rd-person singular
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ȝelpeth
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ȝalp, ȝelped
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| subjunctive singular
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ȝelpe
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ȝolpe1, ȝelped1
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| imperative singular
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| plural2
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ȝelpen, ȝelpe
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ȝolpen, ȝolpe, ȝelpeden, ȝelpede
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| imperative plural
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ȝelpeth, ȝelpe
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| participles
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ȝelpynge, ȝelpende
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ȝolpen, ȝolpe, ȝelped, iȝolpe
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1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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