yelp

Meanings

Noun

Verb

  • To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.

Origin

  • From Middle English ȝelp, yelp, from Old English ġielp, from Proto-Germanic *gelpą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-.
  • From Middle English ȝelpen, yelpen, from Old English ġielpan, from Proto-Germanic *gelpaną. Compare Saterland Frisian jalpe ("to bleep; cheep").

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