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)

1. wheelbarrow

Descendants

• English: wheelbarrow
  • → Kashubian: łiłbara (Canada, United States, New Zealand)
  • → Welsh: whilber (South Wales)
• Scots: whirlbarrae (with replacement of first element)

References

• “whēle-barowe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 May 2018.