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Word: hwelp (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Guelphs and Ghibellines are names familiar to historians, confusing to the laity. Guelph comes from hwelp or whelp, meaning a wolf's pup, and Ghibelline is an Italian attempt to pronounce the name of the counts of Waiblingen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Welfenschatz | 12/8/1930 | See Source »

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