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CWELLAN

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
CWELLAN, ic cwelle, ðú cwelest, cwelst, he cweleþ, cwelþ, pl. cwellaþ; p. cwealde , pl. cwealdon; pp. cwelled, cweled, cweald ; v. a.
Wright's OE grammar
§52; §55; §186; §534; §643;
To kill, slay = QUELL? necare, trucidare, occidere, mactare
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  • Ða cwelleras ne woldan hine cwellan

    the executioners would not till him,

    • Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 30: Cd. 140
      • ;
    • Th. 176, 2
      • ;
    • Gen. 2905: Hy. 7, 105
      • ;
    • Hy. Grn. ii. p. 289,
      • 105.

  • Oft ic cwelle compwæpnum

    often I till with battle-weapons,

    • Exon. 105b
      • ;
    • Th. 401, 9
      • ;
    • Rä. 21,
      • 9.

  • Ðú ramm cwelst

    thou shalt kill the ram,

    • Ex. 29,
      • 16.

  • We cwellaþ

    we kill,

    • Ex. 8,
      • 26.

  • Cwealde

    had killed,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 3247
      • ;
    • An. 1626
      • .

  • Hí stearcferþe cwellan þohtun

    the stern of mind resolved to slay her,

    • Exon. 75a
      • ;
    • Th. 280. 31
      • ;
    • Jul. 637
      • .

  • Ðú Grendel cwealdest

    thou didst slay Grendel,

    • Beo. Th. 2673
      • ;
    • B. 1334
      • .

  • Árleás cyning cwealde cristne men

    the impious king slew christian men,

    • Exon. 65 b
      • ;
    • Th. 243, 3
      • ;
    • Jul. 5
      • .
Etymology
[
Prompt. qwellyn̄ suffocare:
Wyc. quellere a killer :
Piers P. quellan to kill:
Chauc. R. Glouc. quelle:
Laym. quelle-n:
Orm. cwellenn:
O. Sax. quellian:
Dut. kwellen to vex:
Kil. quellen molestare :
Ger. quälen to vex :
M. H. Ger. queln, quellen, kellen to press, vex :
O. H. Ger. queljan necare :
Dan. qwäle to quell, torture :
Swed. qwälja to torment:
Icel. kwelja to torment
.]
Derived forms
a-cwellan
Linked entries
v.  cwoellan cuellan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “CWELLAN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/6924.

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