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.

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