cwealm

Old English

Alternative forms

cwelm

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kwalm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kwæ͜ɑlm/, [kwæ͜ɑɫm]

Noun

cwealm m

death
slaughter, plague, pestilence

Declension

Declension of cwealm (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cwealm	cwealmas
accusative	cwealm	cwealmas
genitive	cwealmes	cwealma
dative	cwealme	cwealmum

Synonyms

cwalu
swylt

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: cwalm, quelm, qualm
- English: qualm
- Scots: qualm

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