cwellere
Middle English edit
Noun edit
cwellere
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of quellere
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From cwellan (“to kill”) + -ere (agent suffix)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cwellere m
- killer
- executioner
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Ash-Wednesday"
- Þā cwæð eall sēo meniu þe ðǣr mid stōd ofwundrod þæt sē cwellere ne sceolde swencan hī nā leng...
- Then said all the multitude who stood there astonished, that the executioner should vex her no longer,...
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Ash-Wednesday"
- tormentor
Declension edit
Declension of cwellere (strong ja-stem)