"whelm : (transitive) To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge. (transitive, obsolete) To throw..."

“whelm : (transitive) To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.
(transitive, obsolete) To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
(transitive, obsolete) To ruin or destroy.
(intransitive) To overcome with emotion; to overwhelm.
To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring a series of less familiar cousins to common words – enjoy!”

- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whelm#English

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