"yelm" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /jɛlm/ Forms: yelmes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English ġilm, ġelm (“handful”), from Proto-West Germanic *galmi, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to flourish”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|ġilm|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English ġilm, {{inh+|enm|ang|ġilm}} Inherited from Old English ġilm, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*galmi}} Proto-West Germanic *galmi, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*ǵʰelh₃-|t=to flourish}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to flourish”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} yelm, {{enm-noun|yelmes}} yelm (plural yelmes)
  1. (hapax) yelm, yealm (sheaf of straw for thatching) Categories (topical): Construction Categories (lifeform): Grains

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Download raw JSONL data for yelm meaning in Middle English (2.3kB)

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