WHELMS
Verb
whelms
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whelm
Source: Wiktionary
WHELM
Whelm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whelmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Whelming.] Etym:
[OE. whelmen to turn over, akin to OE. whelven, AS. whelfan, hwylfan,
in , , to overwhelm, cover over; akin to OS. bihwelbian, D. welven to
arch, G. wölben, OHG. welben, Icel. hvelfa to overturn; cf. Gr.
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! Shak.
The whelming billow and the faithless oar. Gay.
2. Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to
overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows. "The whelming weight of
crime." J. H. Newman.
3. To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it. [Obs.]
Mortimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition