Whelm /(?)/

Whelm

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Whelmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Whelming

  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.
  3. To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it. [Obs.]