Meaning whelm
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whelmearly 14c., probably from a parallel form of Old English -hwielfan (West Saxon), -hwelfan (Mercian), in ahwelfan "cover over;" probably altered by association with Old English helmian " [..]
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whelm(v) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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To cover; to submerge; to engulf; to bury.
* '''1602''', , '''', Act 2, Scene 2, 1813, ''The Plays of William Shakespeare'', Volume 5: Merry Wives of Windsor, Twelfth Night, [http://books.google.co [..]
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