Definitions
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- verb transitive, obsolete To
speak ortalk loudly of;boast of;glory in. - verb transitive To
yelp about; yelp over.
Etymologies
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From Middle English beyelpen, from Old English beġylpan, *beġielpan (" to boast, exult"), equivalent to be- + yelp.
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vanishedone commented on the word beyelp
'To talk loudly of, boast of, glory in' (O.E.D.). Marked obs., attested in the 1300s and too little beyelped since then.
February 2, 2009