whelbarwe

Middle English

Alternative forms

welbargh, wel barw, whelbergh, welebaraw, whelebarow, whelebarowe, wheyle barowe, whelebarugh, whelberghe, whyle-barrou, wolberow

Etymology

From whel (“wheel”) +‎ barwe (“handbarrow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhweːlˌbarɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈhweːlˌbarwə/, /ˈhwil-/

Noun

whelbarwe (plural whelbarwes)

wheelbarrow

Descendants

English: wheelbarrow
Scots: whirlbarrae (with replacement of first element)

References

“whēle-barowe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.

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