cwealm

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kwalm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwæ͜ɑlm/, [kwæ͜ɑɫm]

Noun

cwealm m

  1. death
  2. slaughter, plague, pestilence
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Þæt fīfte wīte wæs cwealm on heora orfe, swā þæt on ðām lande fornēan nān orf ne belāf, buton Israheles bē ānsund ġestōd.
      The fifth plague was a pestilence among their livestock, such that in the land almost no livestock were left, except for those of Israel, who remained healthy.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative cwealm cwealmas
accusative cwealm cwealmas
genitive cwealmes cwealma
dative cwealme cwealmum

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Descendants

  • Middle English: cwalm, quelm, qualm
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