yelm
yelm · yelms · yelmed · yelming
To choose and lay out straight to be used for animal fodder or thatchingTo choose and lay out (straw) straight to be used for animal fodder or thatching; to helm.
/jɛlm/
Meaning
2 senses(UK, dialectal, transitive)To choose and lay out (straw) straight to be used for animal fodder or thatching; to helm.
(UK, dialectal, intransitive)To choose and lay out straw straight to be used for animal fodder or thatching; to helm.
Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English yelm, from Old English ġielm (“bunch or handful (oThe noun is derived from Middle English yelm, from Old English ġielm (“bunch or handful (of plant stems)”), from Proto-West Germanic *galmi (“bundle or handful of plants”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”) or *gʰel- (“to cut”).
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Forms
yelms, yelming, yelmed, yelmedWord family
1 related wordsDerivedyelmer
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle