whelm [wɛlm] (archaic or poetic/literary)(古,诗/文) verb
[with obj.]engulf, submerge, or bury (someone or something) 淹没,湮灭,掩埋 a swimmer whelmed in a raging storm. 被狂风暴雨淹没了的游泳者。 ■[noobj. with adverbial of direction]flow or heap up abundantly 泛滥,溢出 the brook whelmed up from its source. 小溪从源头处沽沽涌出。
noun
an act or instance of flowing or heaping up abundantly; a surge 泛滥,溢出;汹涌起伏 the whelm of the tide. 潮水的汹涌。
语源
Middle English: representing an Old English form parallel to hwelfan 'overturn (a vessel')