Etymology

beyelp

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Today it means: To boast about or glory in, especially in a loud manner. Full definition →

Middle English beyelpen ← Old English beġielpan
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  1. Old English · inherited frombeġielpan“to boast, exult”
  2. Middle English · inherited frombeyelpen
  3. English todaybeyelp

From Middle English beyelpen, from Old English beġielpan (“to boast, exult”), equivalent to be- + yelp.

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