beyelp

English

Etymology

From Middle English beyelpen, from Old English beġylpan, *beġielpan (“to boast, exult”), equivalent to be- +‎ yelp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈjɛlp/

Verb

beyelp (third-person singular simple present beyelps, present participle beyelping, simple past beyelped or beyolp, past participle beyelped or beyolpen)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To speak or talk loudly of; boast of; glory in.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To yelp about; yelp over.
   • 1829, John Dunlop (of Greenock.), Oliver Cromwell:

     Aye, e'en the curs and mastiffs of the flock Grin and beyelp the stinting combatant.

Anagrams

• Pebley, bleepy