"beyelp" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bɪˈjɛlp/ Forms: beyelps [present, singular, third-person], beyelping [participle, present], beyelped [participle, past], beyelped [past]
Etymology: From Middle English beyelpen, from Old English beġielpan (“to boast, exult”), equivalent to be- + yelp. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|beyelpen}} Middle English beyelpen, {{inh|en|ang|beġielpan|t=to boast, exult}} Old English beġielpan (“to boast, exult”), {{pre|en|be|yelp}} be- + yelp Head templates: {{en-verb}} beyelp (third-person singular simple present beyelps, present participle beyelping, simple past and past participle beyelped)
  1. (transitive, archaic) To boast about or glory in, especially in a loud manner. Tags: archaic, transitive

Inflected forms

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