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whelm (v.)
c.1300, 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
"to cover" (see
helmet
).
