whelbarwe
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- welbargh, wel barw, whelbergh, welebaraw, whelebarow, whelebarowe, wheyle barowe, whelebarugh, whelberghe, whyle-barrou, wolberow
Etymology[edit]
From whel (“wheel”) + barwe (“handbarrow”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
whelbarwe (plural whelbarwes)
Descendants[edit]
- English: wheelbarrow
- Scots: whirlbarrae (with replacement of first element)
References[edit]
- “whēle-barowe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.