whelm

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whelm
\whelm\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. whelmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. whelming.] [oe. whelmen to turn over, akin to oe. whelven, as. whelfan, hwylfan, in &?;whylfan, &?;whelfan, to overwhelm, cover over; akin to os. bihwelbian, d. welven to arch, g. w?lben, ohg. welben, icel. hvelfa to overturn; cf. gr. &?; bosom, a hollow, a gulf.]
1. to cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to ingulf. she is my prize, or ocean whelm them all! the whelming billow and the faithless oar.
2. fig.: to cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows. "the whelming weight of crime." h. newman.
3. to throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it. [obs.]
whelm
v : overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, overcome, overtake]

(v. t.)
To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
  

(v. t.)
To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to ingulf.
  

(v. t.)
Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows.
  

v. flood, cover; deluge; pass over or roll over something so as to submerge it, drown; overwhelm, overcome, overpower