whelpen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English hwelpian; equivalent to whelp + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
whelpen
- (referring to animals) To give birth; to bear a litter or whelp.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of whelpen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- English: whelp
References[edit]
- “whelpen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-09.