beyelp
/bɪˈjɛlp/
beyelp verb: to boast about or glory in, especially in a loud manner.
Verb
beyelp (third-person singular simple present beyelps, present participle beyelping, simple past and past participle beyelped)
- To boast about or glory in, especially in a loud manner.
- Aye, e'en the curs and mastiffs of the flock Grin and beyelp the stinting combatant.1829, John Dunlop (of Greenock.), Oliver Cromwell
- My sage, who knew why thus he did beyelp me, did comfort me: “Keep now thy courage plucking: what power he has with emptiness is sated, and soon our course shall down this rock be ducking.”1948, Dante Alighieri, Dante, Theologian: The Divine Comedy, page 36
Forms of beyelp
| third-person singular present | beyelps |
|---|---|
| present participle | beyelping |
| past participle | beyelped |
| past | beyelped |
Origin of beyelp
From Middle English beyelpen, from Old English beġielpan (“to boast, exult”), equivalent to be- + yelp.
Questions about beyelp
- What does beyelp mean?
- Beyelp means to boast about or glory in, especially in a loud manner.
- What part of speech is beyelp?
- Beyelp is a verb.
- How do you pronounce beyelp?
- Beyelp is pronounced /bɪˈjɛlp/.
- What is the past tense of beyelp?
- The past tense of beyelp is beyelped.
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