attested c. 1175 in the Ormulum). IPA(key): /ˈxwel.pi.ɑn/, [ˈʍeɫ.pi.ɑn] <span class="searchmatch">hwelpian</span> to give birth (of some animals) Sē lēohwelp, þonne hē ġehwelpod biþ, slǣpþ...
welpen hweolpen (Early Middle English) wellpenn (Ormulum) From Old English <span class="searchmatch">hwelpian</span>; equivalent to whelp + -en (infinitival suffix). IPA(key): /ˈhwɛlpən/...
young of a mammal Guelph From Middle English whelpen, from Old English <span class="searchmatch">hwelpian</span>, derived from hwelp. whelp (third-person singular simple present whelps...
hiersumian hiewian hiwian hleoþrian hloþian hordian horsian husian huslian <span class="searchmatch">hwelpian</span> hwitian hyrsian innian ladian læswian lagian langian latian laþian leanian...
used as an independent word in the Old English period. Strong a-stem: <span class="searchmatch">hwelpian</span> Middle English: whelp, quelp, quelpe, qwelp, qwelpe, welp, welpe, whelpe...
Slavic: ражати impf (ražati), родити pf (roditi) Old English: beran, cennan, <span class="searchmatch">hwelpian</span> (of animals) Old Turkic: [script needed] (tugur-) Persian: زاییدن (fa)...