broþorcwealm

Old English

Etymology

From brōþor (“brother”) +‎ cwealm (“slaughter”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbroː.θorˌkwæ͜ɑlm/, [ˈbroː.ðorˌkwæ͜ɑɫm]

Noun

brōþorcwealm m

brother murder, fratricide

Declension

Declension of broþorcwealm (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	brōþorcwealm	brōþorcwealmas
accusative	brōþorcwealm	brōþorcwealmas
genitive	brōþorcwealmes	brōþorcwealma
dative	brōþorcwealme	brōþorcwealmum

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “brōþorcwealm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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