whelven in Middle English

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Etymology: From Old English hwielfan, from Proto-West Germanic *hwalbijan, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbijaną, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbaz (“bent”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hwielfan}} Old English hwielfan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hwalbijan}} Proto-West Germanic *hwalbijan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hwalbijaną}} Proto-Germanic *hwalbijaną, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*hwalbaz|t=bent}} Proto-Germanic *hwalbaz (“bent”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} whelven Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|whelv}} Forms: weak [table-tags], whelven [infinitive], to whelven [infinitive], whelve [infinitive], whelve [first-person, present, singular], whelved [first-person, past, singular], whelvede [first-person, past, singular], whelvest [present, second-person, singular], whelvedest [past, second-person, singular], whelveth [present, singular, third-person], whelved [past, singular, third-person], whelvede [past, singular, third-person], whelve [present, singular, subjunctive], whelved [past, singular, subjunctive], whelvede [past, singular, subjunctive], whelve [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], whelven [plural, present], whelve [plural, present], whelveden [past, plural], whelved [past, plural], whelvede [past, plural], whelveth [imperative, plural, present], whelve [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], whelvynge [participle, present], whelvende [participle, present], whelved [participle, past], ywhelved [participle, past]

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"whelven" meaning in Middle English

Verb