whelwryght
Middle English
Alternative forms
- whele wryght, welewrith, qwelewright, whelwryȝth, whele wryghte
Etymology
From whele (“wheel”) + wrighte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʍeːlˈwrixt/, /ˌʍɛːlˈwrixt/
Noun
whelwryght (plural whelwryghtes)
- (rare) A person employed in building and maintaining wheels; a wheelmaker.
- (rare) A person involved with or connected to wheels.
Descendants
- English: wheelwright
References
- “whēle-wright(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.