broþorcwealm

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

brōþorcwealm m

brother murder, fratricide

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

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

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