hwelp

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) puppy
 * 2) * c. 990, , Matthew 15:27
 * "ang"

- Þā hwelpas etaþ of þām crumum þe of heora hlāforda bēodum feallaþ.


 * 1) cub, pup
 * 2) * late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans
 * "ang"

- Sēo lēo bringþ hungrigum hwelpum hwæt tō etenne.


 * 1) * The Life of Malchus
 * "ang"

- Wē ġesāwon þā lēon on þām eorþsċræfe mid hire hwelpum.

Usage notes

 * It is unknown exactly which set of animals hwelp could describe—perhaps the answer is simply "non-human mammals." In Old English, the word is attested for puppies, wolf pups, bear cubs, and lion cubs. In Middle English, it is attested for tiger cubs and baby monkeys as well.


 * Note that some animals have a special word to designate their young. Such words include, , (“calf,” also used of fawns), ,  (“foal,” also used of elephant and camel calves), , , and . Unattested *hūn appears in many names such as Ælfhūn and is often supposed to mean “bear cub,” like 🇨🇬, though it is unclear whether it was still used as an independent word in the Old English period.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) a whelp, pup