English Explanatory Dictionary

yelm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bundle of straw laid out straight, chiefly to be used for thatching; a helm.
verb
  1. To choose and lay out (straw) straight to be used for animal fodder or thatching; to helm.
  2. To choose and lay out straw straight to be used for animal fodder or thatching; to helm.

Pronunciation

/jɛlm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-yelm.wav

Word forms

yelm yelms yelming yelmed yealm

Etymology

The 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”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Derived words

yelmer
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