whelpen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

wellpenn, hweolpen, welpen

Etymology

From Old English hwelpian; equivalent to whelp +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhwɛlpən/
(dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛlpən/, /ˈxwɛlpən/

Verb

whelpen

(referring to animals) To give birth; to bear a litter or whelp.

Conjugation

Conjugation of whelpen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) whelpen, whelpe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	whelpe	whelped
2nd-person singular	whelpest	whelpedest
3rd-person singular	whelpeth	whelped
subjunctive singular	whelpe	whelped
imperative singular	whelpe	—

plural¹	whelpen, whelpe	whelpeden, whelpede
imperative plural	whelpeth, whelpe	—

participles	whelpynge, whelpende	whelped, ywhelped

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: whelp

References

“whelpen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-09.

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